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

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Plant
Alnus serrulata ( Black Alder )
Arum maculatum ( Aron, Arum, Danaayagi, Lords-And-Ladies, Radix Arimaculatum, Wake Robin )
Furcraea hexapetala ( Bayonette, Bois Pitre, Cabuya, Henequen, Jenequen, Pite Franc, Pite Pays, Pitre Pays )
Pistacia terebinthus ( Chian Turpentine, Menengic, Qalafournis, Terebinth Gum, Terebinto, Turpentine, Turpentine Resin )
Polygonum bistorta ( Bistorta, Ch'Uan Shen, English Serpentary, Enjebar, Ibuki-Tora-No-O, Kurtpencesi, Mou Meng, Naterwurz, Snakeroot, Tzu Shen )
Quercus robur ( Cervalho, Chene, Encina, English Oak, Mese, Oak, Rovere )
*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.