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

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Plant
Achyranthes aspera ( Apamarga, Chaff Tree, Feuilles La Fievre, Jarongan, Rabo De Gato, Rarai, Santypite )
Balanites aegyptiaca
Boophane disticha
Commiphora sp
Hibiscus tiliaceus ( Baru, Coton Mahaut, Coton Marron, Demajagua, Grand Mahaut, Mahaut, Mahaut Franc, Majagua, Waru )
Homalanthus nutans
*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.