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

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Plant
Adiantum aethiopicum
Aloe barbadensis ( Aloe, Aloes, Aloes Des Jardins, L'Alois, Laloi, Sabila, Sarisabir, Zabida, Zabila )
Ananas comosus ( Aainnunas, Ainunnas, Ananas, Ananasso, Fichtenapfel, Ganas, Nanas, Pina, Pineapple, Pinha, Sola, Z'Ananas )
Aristolochia arborescens
Aristolochia grandiflora
Carica papaya ( Betik petik, Chich Put, Fan Kua, Gandul, Katela gantung, Kates, Kavunagaci, Kepaya, Kuntaia, Lechoso, Lohong Si Phle, Mapaza, Mu Kua, Papailler, Papaw, Papaya, Papaye, Papayer, Pawpaw, Pawpaw Tree, Pepol, Tinti, Wan Shou Kuo )
Casuarina equisetifolia ( Aru, Chemara, Chemara laut, Eru, Filuwah, Kajoe anjing, Kazwarinah, Pino Australiano, Roe, Ru, Sunober Ustraly, Tjemara )
Crescentia cujete ( Berenuk, Calabash Tree, Calebasse, Calebasse Marron, Calebassier, Callebasse Marronne, Camasa, Guiro, Higuera, Higuero, Higuero Galion, Jiguero, Petite Calabasse Des Bois, Tabu kayu )
Cyrtosperma merkusii
Gossypium sp ( Cotton, Mien Hua Tzu )
Indigofera suffruticosa ( Anil, Azul De Hoja, Azulejo, Digot, Digot Sauvage )
Juniperus sabina ( Kara Ardic, Sabina, Savine )
Memecylon malabaricum
Moringa oleifera ( Babano Del Arbol, Ban Sajna, Ben, Ben Aile, Ben Ghianda, Benboom, Benz'Olive, Benzolivier, Cigru, Graines Ben, Horseradish Tree, Kelor, Maroengga, Merunggai, Moringa Tree, Moroengei, Olivier, Palo De Aceite, Pois Coolie, Ramunggai, Remunggai, Sahinjan, Sajina, Sigru, Ubat bedat )
Pentaclethra macrophylla ( Owala )
Petiveria alliacea ( Anamu, Apazote De Zorro, Ave, Aveterinaryte, Chasser Vermine, Feuilles Ave, Guineahen Weed, Gully Root, Herbe Aux Poules, Hierba De Las Gallinitas, Huevo De Gato, Mal Pouri, Payche, Petivere A Odeur Ail, Verocine Puante, Verveine Puante, Zorrillo )
Petroselinum crispum ( Maydanoz, Parsley, Perejil, Persil, Persil Vert )
Pinellia tuberifera ( Pan Hsia )
Urginea maritima ( Adasogani, Basal Al Far, Escila, Onion,Sea, Squill, Squill,Indian, U'Nsul )
Zingiber officinale ( Atuja, Chiang, Chiang Chiu, Chiang P'I, Djae, Gan Jiang, Gengibre, Gengibre Dulce, Gingembre, Ginger, Haiti, Haliya, Haliya bara, Haliya hudang, Haliya padi, Jae, Jahi, Kan Chiang, Kunyit terus, Lahja, Sheng Chiang, Shoga, Sonth, Sunthi, T'Ang Chiang, Zencefil )
*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.