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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
5-METHOXY-PSORALEN Martindale's 29th
DANTHRON Martindale's 29th
EUGENOL Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 1, 800
Agastache rugosa 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 800
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 36, 000
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 800
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 1, 500
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 2 16
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 0
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 1 40, 800
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 1 0
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 1 8
Camellia sinensis Tea 1 0
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 1 0