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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CURCULIN 550 x sucrose *
CYNARIN Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DEXTROSE 0.74 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
DIHYDROQUERCETIN-3-ACETATE 50 X sucrose *
DULCITOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DULCOSIDE-A 30 x sucrose *
ERYTHRITOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESGOSIDE 300 x sugar Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
FRUCTOSE 2 x glucose Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALACTOSE 0.32 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
GLYCYPHYLLIN *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 50 X sucrose Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
HAEMATOXYLIN *
HERNANDULCIN 1000-1500 x sucrose Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
INOSITOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LACTOSE 0.16 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
LEVULOSE 1.73 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
MALTOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MALTOSE 0.32 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
MANNITOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 2 48, 900
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 2 715, 000
Veratrum album White Hellebore 2 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 0
Veronica officinalis Common Speedwell; Gypsyweed 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 2 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 66, 400
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 2 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 3 16, 000
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 3 36, 000
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 105, 000
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 2 4, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 4 11, 200
Warburgia ugandensis Warburghia 1 30, 000
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 3 1, 000
Zea mays Corn 5 23, 000
Zingiber officinale Ginger 3 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 624, 000