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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Ubiquiot

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BETA-CAROTENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BETA-SITOSTEROL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CYCLOARTENOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
INOSINE Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
INOSITOL Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
LUTEIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NEOXANTHIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SYRINGIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VANILLIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VIOLAXANTHIN 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
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 6.800000190734863
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 2 73.60000002384186
Ananas comosus Pineapple 2 43
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 980
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 3 28.5
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 2 7.200000286102295
Anisomeles indica Kalabhangra 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 2 14, 000.20000000298
Annona diversifolia Llama 1 0.4000000059604645
Annona glabra Pondapple 1 23
Annona muricata Soursop 2 0.6000000238418579
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 0.20000000298023224
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0.4000000059604645
Apium graveolens Celery 5 456
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 6 944.6800000071526
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 1 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0