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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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PENTOSANS

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PENTOSANS
Ubiquitous
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List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Eriobotrya japonica Seed 46000.0 -0.7 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Ficus carica Fruit 8300.0 -0.8 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Ginkgo biloba Leaf 55000.0 -1.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Ginkgo biloba Seed 16000.0 -1.3 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Helianthus annuus Pericarp 240000.0 290000.0 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Hibiscus sabdariffa Seed 158000.0 1.7 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Hordeum vulgare Plant 83000.0 239000.0 1.3 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Juncus effusus Leaf *
Lawsonia inermis Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Linum usitatissimum Seed 79000.0 99000.0 0.4 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Melilotus alba Seed 81000.0 0.0 *
Menyanthes trifoliata Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Myristica fragrans Seed 22500.0 -1.2 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Origanum majorana Plant 70000.0 76800.0 -1.0 *
Oryza sativa Plant 209000.0 0.9 *
Papaver somniferum Seed 30000.0 36000.0 -0.9 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Phoenix dactylifera Fruit 38800.0 -0.5 Abstract (See species file)
Phoenix dactylifera Seed 43600.0 -0.7 Abstract (See species file)
Prunus dulcis Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Robinia pseudoacacia Wood 191000.0 -0.8 *