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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of chemical activities.
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Absorbent Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinesidioblastosic Martindale's 29th
Emollient Martindale's 29th
Poultice Martindale's 29th
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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
Abelmoschus esculentus Seed 89200.0 -0.9 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Abelmoschus moschatus Seed 133500.0 150000.0 -0.6 Wealth of India.
Aconitum napellus Root 250000.0 -0.3 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Acorus calamus Rhizome 250000.0 400000.0 -0.2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Actaea racemosa Plant Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Aegle marmelos Seed 175000.0 -0.5 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Aesculus hippocastanum Seed 300000.0 600000.0 1.2 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Aframomum melegueta Seed 220000.0 400000.0 0.4 Wealth of India.
Allium sativum var. sativum Root 29600.0 80000.0 -1.0 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root 215000.0 723900.0 1.7 *
Alpinia galanga Rhizome List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Alpinia officinarum Rhizome 200000.0 250000.0 -1.2 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Althaea officinalis Root 39960.0 370000.0 0.2 *
Amorphophallus campanulatus Root 67200.0 747747.0 1.8 *
Ananas comosus Leaf 30000.0 -0.2 Wealth of India.
Ananas comosus Stem 100000.0 150000.0 1.0 Wealth of India.
Ananas comosus Fruit 19.0 -0.5 *
Andira inermis Bark *
Angelica sinensis Root 33000.0 150000.0 -0.7 *
Arctium lappa Root 28200.0 120000.0 -0.8 *