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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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 2 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 2 0
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 1 0.41999998688697815
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 2 0
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 1 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 0.003000000026077032
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 0
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 0.0010000000474974513
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 0.0010000000474974513
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 1 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 2 0.05400000046938658
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Consolida ajacis Larkspur 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 4, 000
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 0
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 1 0