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

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Aegle marmelos ( Bael Tree, Baelbaum, Hint Ayva Agaci, Kawista, Maja, Maja batu, Maja galepung, Maja gedang, Maja ingus, Maja lumut, Maja pait, Marmelo, Shul, Vilwa )
Anagallis arvensis ( Adhan Al Far, Ain Al Jamal, Anagallide, Kirmizi Farekulagi, Murajes, Ruri-Hakobe, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sichan Qulaghi )
Centella asiatica ( Asya Sutasi, Brahmi, Pegaga, Pennywort,Marsh )
Dendrobium crumenatum
Gossypium arboreum ( Algodon, Cotonnier, Cotonnier Des Indes )
Gossypium barbadense ( Algodoiero, Algodon, Coton Noir, Coton Rouge, Cotonnier, Cotonnier Violet, Palo De Algodon, Sea-Island Cotton )
Gossypium herbaceum ( Algodoeiro, Algodonero, Cotonnier Blanc, Cotton Herbace, Ku Chung, Ku Pei, Loka, Mu Mieng, Pamu, Pamuk, Qoten, Ts'Ao Mien )
Melissa parviflora
Myrtus communis ( Arrayan, As, Ass, Lampsana, Mersin, Murt, Murtek, Myrtle, Yas )
Stereospermum suaveolens ( Patala )
Vitex trifolia ( Ching T'Iao, Ching Tzu, Gatillier Trifolie, Hamago, Indian Wild Pepper, King Tsse, Legundi, Lenggudi, Lenggundi, Man Ching, Nichinda, Panj Angushte Abi, Sindhula, Surasa )
*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.