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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
Berberis vulgaris Bark 100000.0 0.8 *
Berberis vulgaris Root 100000.0 0.9 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Bertholletia excelsa Seed 31840.0 35342.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Beta vulgaris Leaf 15000.0 250000.0 2.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Beta vulgaris Root 7600.0 140000.0 2.1 *
Betula lenta Leaf 77000.0 -0.7 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Bixa orellana Fruit 10000.0 64100.0 0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Bixa orellana Seed 47000.0 54000.0 0.2 *
Blighia sapida Aril 12000.0 449000.0 1.0 *
Blighia sapida Seed 14000.0 104000.0 1.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Boehmeria nivea Leaf 21000.0 161540.0 0.8 *
Boehmeria nivea Shoot 134000.0 182000.0 1.8 *
Brassica chinensis Leaf 8000.0 170960.0 0.9 *
Brassica juncea Leaf 10000.0 108695.0 -0.2 *
Brassica juncea Seed 53000.0 56500.0 0.3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Root 5700.0 90000.0 0.6 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Brassica nigra Leaf 5830.0 99722.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica nigra Seed 50000.0 54112.0 0.2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Brassica oleracea Stem 7000.0 111110.0 1.9 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf 2800.0 101708.0 -0.3 *