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

Biological Activity Vulnerary

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID *
PAPAIN *
PROCYANIDIN-A-2 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 *
SATIVINE *
SUCROSE Martindale's 29th
TASPINE ED50=15 ug/g mus *
TERPINEN-4-OL Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-91.
ZINC Martindale's 28th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Murraya sp None 2 603
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 4 40, 971
Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba 1 1, 770
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 1 0
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 2 2, 624
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 4 2, 077, 280
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 1 0
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 2 117, 500
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 2 2, 768
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 2 400
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 2 190
Nardostachys chinensis Chinese Spikenard 1 22
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 2 28, 120
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 4 70, 908
Nepeta cataria Catnip 2 0
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 2 200
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 4 70, 000
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 12, 885
Notopterygium incisum Qiang Huo 1 16
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum; Black Tupelo 1 374