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

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Acacia catechu ( Acacia Di Cachou, Acacie Au Cachou, Amaraja, Batang majang, Bing Lang, Bluk, Chohang, Erh Ch'A, Fufal Agaci, Hai Erh Ch'A, Jambe, Kadaram, Katechu Akazie, Katesu, Khair, Kramuka, Pegu Katechu, Pinang, Ping Lang, Poea, Ta Fu Tzu, Wohan, Wu Tieh Ni )
Acacia concinna
Agave fouircroydes
Agave sisalana ( Agave, Henequen, Pite Etrangere, Pite Henequen, Pite Sisal, Sisal )
Andira araroba ( Angelin, Araroba, Ararobaboom, Bahia Powdertree, Goa, Goa Tree, Goabaum, Po De Bahia )
Antirrhinum cymbalaria ( Zilotu )
Antirrhinum majus ( Anf Ath Thor, Aslan Aghazi, Dragon, Grognon D'Via, Halq As Sabe, Lisan As Sabe, Snapdragon, Vak Vak Cicegi )
Antirrhinum orontium ( Akker Leeuwenbekje, Danaburnu, Feld Lowenmaul, Gallinaccia, Lesser Snapdragon, Muflier Orontium, Pantouf Di Notre Dame )
Artemisia abrotanum ( Ch'Ing Hao, Pelinagaci, Southernwood )
Artemisia campestris ( Abrotano Femmina, Armoise Champetre, Beifuss, Boja, Escobilla Parda, Feld Beifuss, Field Southernwood, Mugwort, Rode Bijvoet, Roter Beifuss, Sheeh, Wilde Averuit )
Berberis nervosa
Carlina vulgaris ( Bodur Domuzdikeni )
Croton flavens
Duranta repens ( Golden Dewdrop )
Euphorbia thomsoniana
Ginkgo biloba ( Icho, Ityo, Pai Kuo, Yin Hsing, Yin Kuo )
Hydrastis canadensis ( Golden Seal, Goldenseal, Hidrastis )
Ipomoea quamoclit ( Cambustera, Cheveux De Venus, Estrella Del Sol )
Juglans regia ( Ceviz Agaci, Ch'Iang T'Ao, Guz, Hei T'Ao, Hu T'Ao, Hu Tao, Jawiz, Joz, Nogal, Qoz )
Ophioglossum vulgatum ( Adder's Tongue, Lengua De Serpiente, Yilandili )
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*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.