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

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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 kurrat
Allium porrum ( Hawar, Kurrath, Pirasa, Poireau, Prasium )
Androcymbium longipes
Bidens pilosa ( Aceitilla, Alfiler, Clavelito De Monte, Jarongan, Ketul, Pau-pau pasir, Romerillo, Saltillo, Subang puteri batek, Yema De Huevo, Z'Aiguille )
Caesalpinia bonducella ( Baqan Aghaji, Bunduq Hindi )
Caesalpinia crista ( Ouary )
Calamus travancoricus
Calotropis gigantea ( Akanda, Algodon De Seda, Arbre A Soie, Arka, Biduri, Kayu berduri, Kemengu, Khok, Mudar Pflanze, Mudar Plant, Rembega, Remiga, Saduri, Sidaguri, Ushar, Widuri )
Cannabis sativa ( Bangue, Bhang, Canamo, Canamo Indio, Ganja, Han Ma, Hemp, Hemp,Indian, Hint Keneviri, Huang Ma, Huo Ma, Kenevir, Ma Fen, Ma Jen Chiu, Mariguana, Qunnab, Ta Ma, Tchene )
Cleome icosandra
Cleome viscosa ( L. )
Cudrania triloba ( Che, Che Ken Chiu )
Cyathula prostrata ( Femina, Jarang-jarang, Nyarang, Nyarang puteh, Penjarang, Senjarang )
Dendrobium dactylodes
Dysoxylum malabaricum
Emilia sonchifolia ( Kemondelan, Ketumbit jantan, Perasi, Tambak tobak, Tempuh wayang, Tetambak marah, Yang Ti Gen )
Hypoxis aurea ( Ho Lun Lei T'O, Hsien Mao, P'O Lo Men Shen )
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
Kalanchoe pinnata ( Sedingin, Seringin )
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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.