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

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Plant
Astragalus gummifera
Erythronium japonicum ( Katakuri )
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 )
Manihot palmata ( Ama-Kyassaba )
Mentha viridis ( Adi Nane, Midori-Hakka )
Oryza sativa ( Arroz, Chaltook, Hsien, Keng, Nasi, No, Perinj, Pirinc, Rice, Riz, Ruz, Saki, T'U, Tao, Timman )
Pueraria lobata ( Geh Gen, Ko Fen, Ko Pu, Kung Pu, Kuzu )
Rosa rugosa ( Feng Pi Yao Chiu, Hama-Nasu, Maikai, Mei Kuei Hua )
Solanum tuberosum ( Grumbir, Kartoffel, Papa, Patata, Patates, Pomme De Terre, Potato, T'U Yu, Zyaga-Imo )
Triticum sativum
Zea mays ( Ble De Turquie, Corn, Dari, Ganma Sham, Jagong, Jagung, Mais, Mais Vert, Maiz, Misir, Thurah Safrah, Yu Kao Liang, Yu Shu Shu )
*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.