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

Chemical ID
ADENINE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=745 (orl rat) Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006., Merck 11th Edition
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antianemic 1.5 g/day Martindale's 28th
Antigranulocytopenic *
Antiviral *
CNS-Stimulant *
Diuretic *
Hyperuricemic Martindale's 28th
Insectifuge Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Lithogenic *
Myocardiotonic *
Pesticide *
Vasodilator *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Achillea millefolium Plant Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Aesculus hippocastanum Seed *
Aesculus hippocastanum Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Amorphophallus konjac Root *
Angelica sinensis Root Jim Duke's personal files.
Apium graveolens Plant *
Artemisia abrotanum Plant *
Artemisia vulgaris Plant *
Beta vulgaris Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Camellia sinensis Leaf Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Coffea arabica Seed *
Crataegus laevigata Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Crataegus laevigata Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Crataegus monogyna Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Crataegus rhipidophylla Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Cucurbita pepo Flower Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Glycine max Sprout Seedling List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Glycine max Seed 210.0 500.0 *
Malus domestica Root *
Medicago sativa Plant *