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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
(+)-ADLUMINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ACETYLCARANINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ACUTUMIDINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
APIOLE Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp.
BERBERASTINE 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.
BERBERINE 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.
BULBOCAPNINE *
CALYCANTHINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAPAURINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAULOPHYLLOSAPONIN *
CAULOSAPONIN *
CHAKSINE *
CRYPTOCAVINE *
CRYPTOPINE 1 ppm gpg CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CULARINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEHYDROEVODIAMINE *
ERGOMETRINE CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ERYTHROPHLEINE *
GRANDIFLORIC-ACID 50 ug/ml *
HARMALINE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 0
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 2 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 1 0
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 3 220, 000
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 1 0
Ipomoea violacea Ololiuqui; Tlitlitzen 1 100
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 20, 000
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 1 14, 700
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 260, 520
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 2 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 2 0
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 402, 000
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 0
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 3 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 3 130
Mahonia fargesii 2 0