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

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Plant
Amaryllis belladonna
Anemone obtusiloba
Caesalpinia sappan ( Brasilete, Sechang, Sepang, Setjang, Soga jawa, Soo Mook, Su Fang Mu, Tjatjang, Verzino )
Corydalis bulbosa
Curcuma amada
Drynaria fortunei
Echinops dahuricus ( Lou Lu )
Gynura segetum
Hypericum japonicum
Mascagnia macroptera
Persea americana ( Abokado, Aguacate, Avocado, Avocat, Avocatier, Paltas, Perse Agaci, Zaboca )
Philodendron lacerum ( Pois-Pois, Tra-Tra, Tri-Tra )
*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.