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

Biological Activity Vasoactive

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ANTHOCYANINS *
SEROTONIN Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Persea americana Avocado 1 0
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 1 439, 450
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 9
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 96
Rhoeo spathacea Cordoban 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 40, 000
Sauvagesia erecta Yerba de san martin 1 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 2 4, 000
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 400
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 24, 000