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

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Plant
Althaea sp ( Euphorbes, Golondrina, Isihlehle, Memeya Ocopetlayucense, Memeya Quauhnahuacense, Mustrad,Wild, Um Hlonhlo, Warwort, Yxpapachca )
Callicarpa americana ( Mulberry,Dwarf )
Erythroxylum catauba ( Chuchuhuasha )
Heliconia subulata ( Platavillo Morado )
Jacaranda caerulea ( Cancerbush )
Linum usitatissimum ( Ama, Chih Ma, Flax, Hu Ma, Kahtan, Keten, Kettan, Kittan, Lin, Linaza, Lino, Linseed )
Lycopodium clavatum ( Hikage-No-Kazura, Kurtpencesi, Licopodio, Lycopode, Musco Clavato )
Menyanthes trifoliata ( Cho Ts'Ai, Marsh Buckbean, Menyanthe, Ming Ts'Ai, Mitu-Gasiwa, Shui Ts'Ai, Suyoncasi, Trebol De Agua, Trefle, Trefoil,Bean, Tsui Ts'Ao )
Podophyllum emodi ( Himalayan Mayapple, Hint Podofili )
Pomaderris elliptica ( Kumarahou )
Rhamnus fallax
Rumex hymenosepalus ( Canaigre, Canegeira )
*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.