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

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Acacia caesia
Aquilaria agallocha ( Aguru, Ch'En Hsiang, Ch'Ing Kuei Hsiang, Chan Hsiang, Chen Xiang, Chi Ku Hsiang, Huang Shu Hsiang, Lignum Aloes, Ma T'I Hsiang )
Artemisia judaica
Boswellia papyrifera
Brassica rugosa
Cadaba farinosa
Caesalpinia sepiaria ( Ma Tou, T'Ien Tou, Yun Shih )
Canthium merrillii
Capsicum frutescens ( Chile, Filfil Darah, Pepper,Red, Piment De Cayenne, Sili Biberi )
Cirsium brevistylum
Commelina erecta ( Consuelda, Mais Marron, Suelda Consuelda, Z'Herbe Mais Marron )
Cordyline terminalis ( Ti Palm )
Euphorbia royleana
Evodia rutaecarpa ( Goshu, Wu Chu Yu )
Garcinia sessilis
Gardenia taitensis
Graptophyllum sp ( Canna )
Hedychium coccineum
Ipomoea batatas ( Batata, Batata Doce, Batata Hilwah, Camote, Kan Shu, Kan Shu Chiu, Keladi, Patate, Patate Des Jardins, Patate Douce, Sarilici Patates, Satuma-Imo, Shan Yu, Shu Yu )
Ipomoea pes-caprae ( Batata pantai, Batatilla, Daun katang, Goat'S Foot, Katang-katang, Liane Manger Cochon, Liseron Pied-De-Chevre, Patate Lan Mer, Patate Marron, Tapak kuda (Horse footprint) )
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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.