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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
MOGROSIDE 256 x sucrose *
MONELLIN 3,000 x sucrose Merck 11th Edition
NEOHESPERIDIN-DIHYDROCHALCONE 1000-1500 x sucrose Merck 11th Edition
OSLADIN 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.
PERILLALDEHYDE-OXIME 2,000 x sucrose Merck 11th Edition
PHLORIDZIN *
PHLORIZIN *
PHYLLODULCIN PC 3323. 1987 *
POLYPODOSIDE *
REBAUDIOSIDE 30-242 x sucrose *
REBAUDIOSIDE-A 242 x sucrose *
REBAUDIOSIDE-B 150 x sucrose *
REBAUDIOSIDE-C 30 x sucrose *
REBAUDIOSIDE-D 221 x sucrose *
REBAUDIOSIDE-E 174 x sucrose *
RUBUSOSIDE 114 x sucrose *
SIAMENOSIDE-I 563 x sucrose *
SORBITOL 0.6 x sucrose Merck 11th Edition
STEVIOLBIOSIDE 90 x sucrose *
STEVIOSIDE 210 x sucrose *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Chrysophyllum cainito Caimito; Star Apple 1 48, 000
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 6 1, 080, 000
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 1 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 466, 240
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 2 1, 048, 670
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 3 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 1 44, 000
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 33, 800
Citrus sinensis Orange 4 70, 800
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 1 0
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 5 979, 740
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 80, 000
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 94, 100
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock; Hemlock; Spotted Hemlock; Fool's Parsley; Carrot Fern; Spotted Parsley 1 0
Consolida ajacis Larkspur 1 3, 000
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 0
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 0
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 4 966