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

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Agave americana ( Agav, Agave, Aloe, American Sisal, Cocui, Cocuiza, Lu Sung Ma, Maguei, Maguey, Oloi, Pacpa, Penca, Piteira, Pitta )
Alisma plantago ( Chi Hsieh, Cobandudugu, Hsieh, Ku Hsieh, Mang Yu, Shui Hsieh, Tse Hsieh, Yu, Yu Sun )
Aristolochia indica
Botryopleuron axillare
Broussonetia papyrifera ( Ch'U, Ku Shu )
Cassia alata ( Daoen koepang, Dartres, Date, Dates Jaunes, Fleur A Dartres, Fleur Dartre, Fleur Palmiste, Fleur St Christophe, Fleurs Saint Christophe, Gelenggang, Guajava, Herbe A Dattes, Ketepeng, Ketepeng badak, Ketepeng kebo, Ketepeng tijna, Ki manila, Ludanggan )
Cassia senna
Citrullus colocynthis ( Coloquintida, Ebucehilkarpuzu, Haji Qawugh, Handhal, Kozalk, Phidangourgia, Pikrokolokunthia, Visala )
Commelina communis
Cryptolepis buchanani
Cyanotis axillaris
Daphne genkwa ( Huzimodoki, Men T'Ou Hua, Tu Yu, Yuan Hua )
Enydra fluctuans ( Chengkeru )
Euphorbia kansui
Euphorbia sieboldiana ( Kan Sui )
Euphorbia sp ( Euphorbes, Golondrina, Isihlehle, Memeya Ocopetlayucense, Memeya Quauhnahuacense, Um Hlonhlo, Warwort, Yxpapachca )
Gaultheria cumingiana
Glycine max ( Chiang, Chiang Yu, Hei Tou, Huang Tou, Jen Shu, Jung Shu, Shih Tou, Shih Yu, Shu, Soya Fasulyasi, Soybean, Ta Tou, Ta Tou Huang Chuen, Ta Tou Shih, Tou Fu, Tou Huang, Tou Yu )
Hoya latifolia ( Anafranaku, Kapalan )
Jatropha curcas ( Feuilles Medecinier, Grand Medicinier, Jarak, Jarak belanda, Jarak budeg, Medicinier Beni, Nanyo-Aburagi, Physic Nut, Pinon, Pinon De La India, Purging Nut, Tuba )
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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.