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

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Plant
Amorphophallus campanulatus ( Kembang bangah, Saranah, Soeweg )
Antiaris toxicaria ( Anchar, Upas Tree, Upasr )
Artocarpus bracteata ( Ipoh )
Callicarpa cana ( Meniran besar, Meniran kasar, Puchuk ring-ring, Tampang besi )
Coscinium wallichianum ( Kunyit-kunyit )
Croton tiglium ( Badau, Chemkian, Chengkian, Cheraken, Hazu, Kroton Agaci, Pa Tou, Penchahar, Simalakian )
Daemonorops didymophyllus ( Rotan getah, Rotan jernang (Dragonblood..) )
Derris trifoliata ( Ketui, Salang, Setui )
Epipremnum giganteum ( Rengut )
Ervatamia corymbosa ( Pokok restong (Ulcer plant), Restong badak, Seartong (for ulcer), Susok ayam (Cock's spur), Susun kelapa )
Ervatamia hirta ( Chantong badak, Jelutong badak, Restong badak )
Excoecaria agallocha ( Bebuta, Blind Your Eyes, Buta-buta, Mangrove,Milky )
Gluta renghas ( Rengas )
Gnetum wrayi ( Kennet )
Languas malaccensis ( Kayu gurang, Lada-lada, Laja goa, Lelada, Perachit, Puar, Tandok-tandok )
Lophopetalum pallidum ( Keroi )
Melanorrhoea wallichii ( Rengas ayer (Water rengas), Rengas paya (Marsh rengas) )
Miquelia caudata ( Pisang-pisang bulu )
Pangium edule ( Bauh keluak (Nauseating tree), Kapayang, Pakem, Pangi, Payang, Puchung, Reinw. )
Strychnos colubrina ( L., Snakeroot, Snakewood )
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.