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

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Acacia lutea ( Acacia )
Acacia tortuosa ( Acacia, Bayahonde Rouge, Carambomba )
Achillea millefolium ( Biranjasif, Cickafarkkoro, Civanpercemi, Duizendblad, Milefolio, Milenrama, Millefeuille, Millefoglio, Millefolium, Rojmari, Rolleka, Rollike, Schafgarbe, Tlalquequetzal, Yarrow )
Aconitum sp ( Aconite, Ch'Uan Wu T'Ou, Herba Lobo, Mu Pieh Tzu, T'U Fu Tzu, Ts'Ao Wu, Wu T'Ou )
Acorus gramineus ( Shih Ch'Ang Pu )
Adansonia digitata ( Apenbroodboom, Arbre De Mille Ans, Baobab, Baobab Agaci, Baobob, Boab, Mapou Zombi )
Adiantum capillus-veneris ( Culantrillo De Pozo, Krafs Al Bir, Maidenhair )
Agathosma apiculata
Akebia quinata ( Akebi, Mu T'Ung, T'Ung Ts'Ao, T'Ung Ts'Ao Chiu, Yen Fu Tzu )
Alisma plantago ( Chi Hsieh, Cobandudugu, Hsieh, Ku Hsieh, Mang Yu, Shui Hsieh, Tse Hsieh, Yu, Yu Sun )
Allium cepa ( Basal, Bawang, Bawang merah, Bawang puteh, Cabolla, Cebola, Cebolla, Cebolla Macho, Hu Ts'Ung, Oignon, Onion, Onion,Red, Pyaz, Sogan, Soghan, Tama-Negi, Z'Oignon, Zwibeln )
Allium cernuum
Allium fistulosum ( Negi, Ts'Ung Shih Chiu )
Allium sativum ( Ail, Ail De Cuisine, Ajo, Bawang Poetih, Bawang puteh, Cropleek, Garlic, Hsiao Suan, Lai, Lasan, Rosina, Samersaq, Sarimsak, Sir, Suan, Thum )
Alternanthera repens
Ambrosia hispida
Ambrosia psilotstachya
Anagallis arvensis ( Adhan Al Far, Ain Al Jamal, Anagallide, Betch Di Coq, Bo He, Fan Ho, Hakka, Kirmizi Farekulagi, Murajes, Po Ho, Ruri-Hakobe, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sichan Qulaghi, Veronica Arvense )
Ananas comosus ( Aainnunas, Ainunnas, Ananas, Ananasso, Fichtenapfel, Ganas, Nanas, Pina, Pineapple, Pinha, Sola, Z'Ananas )
Anchusa italica ( Lsan Al Thor, Quzu Dili, Ward Laan Al Thor )
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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.