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

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Plant
Achyrocline flaccida
Aframomum melegueta ( Grains Of Paradise, Guinea Grains, Hsi Sha Tou, Magiette )
Aristolochia antihysterica
Aristolochia cordigera
Bixa orellana ( Achiotl, Achote, Beni-No-Ki, Bija, Onoto, Orleanstrauch, Roucou, Roucouyer, Roucoyer, Uruku )
Calamintha clinopodium
Campsiandra laurifolia
Cyperus esculentus ( Hsiang Fu, Hsiang Fu Tzu, Juncia Avellanada, Rumput haliya hitam, Teki )
Desmodium ramosissimum
Hedychium coronarium ( Gandasuli, Gondasoeli, Mandasoeli )
Heterothalamus brunoides
Hypericum laxiusculum
Hypericum teretiusculum
Hyptis capitata ( Margarita, Oregano )
Larrea nitida ( Jarrilla )
Licaria camara
Nigella damascena ( Aranuela, Git, Sam Corekotu )
Nigella sativa ( Ajenuz, Black Cumin, Corekotu, Cummin,Black, Habbat Soda )
Panicum trichanthum
Raputia alba
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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.