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

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Plant
Arenaria rubra ( Kirmizi Remilotu )
Artemisia vulgaris ( Ai, Ai Fu, Arbre Aux Cent Gouts, Armoise, Artemisa, Baru china, Ch'I Ai, Chih Ts'Ao, Chiu Ts'Ao, Fleurs St Jean, Genje jawa, Hiyam, I Ts'Ao, Miskotu, Mugwort, Suket ganjahan, Sundamala, Tzu Ai )
Corydalis bulbosa
Gelsemium sempervirens ( Carolina Jessamine, Jasmine,Yellow, Sariyasemin, Yellow Jessamine )
Hyoscyamus niger ( Altercum, Banj Barry, Banotu, Black Henbane, Giusguiamo, Henbane, Henbane,Black, Hiyosu, Hunabra-So, Jusquiame, Sukran )
Jasminum officinale ( Jessamine, So Hsing, Yasamin, Yasemin, Yeh Hsi Mi, Yeh Hsi Ming )
Nardostachys jatamansi ( Hint Sumbulu, Jatamansi, K'U Mi Ch'E, Kan Sung Hsiang, Mansi, Nard )
Papaver orientale ( Oni-Gesi )
Passiflora quadrangularis ( Granadillo, Grenadille, Grenadine, Grenadinier )
Peganum harmala ( Alharma, Armel, Gamarza, Harmal, Harmal Shrub, Harmelraute, Harmine, Hurmal, Ispand, Ozallaik, Rahshca, Rue,Wild, Steppenraute, Syrian Rue )
Piper betel ( Betel, Chu Chiang, Fu Ya T'U Lu T'Eng, Lu Yu, Phlu, Sirih, T'U Pi Po, Tambul )
Rivea cuneata
Sium latijugum
Solanum nigrum ( Alaman, Black Nightshade, E'Nab Adh Dhib, E'Nab Ath Tha'Lab, Enab Ez Zhib, Gurkamai, Hierba Mora, Inu-Hozuki, Ituzumu, L'Homme, Lanman, Lanman Noir, Lanment, Lao Ya Yen Ching Ts'Ao, Long Kui, Lung K'Uei, Manman Lanman, Morelle Noir, Morelle Noire, Morete, Nightshade,Black, Ranti, Solatro Nero, T'Ien Ch'Ieh Tzu, T'Ien P'Ao Ts'Ao, Terong meranti, Yerba Mora )
Tephrosia sinapou ( Bois A Enivrer, Bois Enivre, Enivre, Guanivre, Juanivre )
Valeriana officinalis ( Kediotu, Seiyo-Kanoko-So, Valerian, Valeriana )
Veratrum viride ( American Hellebore, False Hellebore, Hellebore,American, Hellebore,Green, Indian Poke, White Hellebore, Yesil Copleme )
Xanthium strumarium ( Buah anjang, Cadillo, Cang Er Zi, Chuan Erh, Erh Tang, Gatico, Hsi Erh, Kucuk Siracaotu, Lizzaij, Ona-Momi, Ts'Ang Erh, Yang Fu Lai )
*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.