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

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Plant
Alphitonia ponderosa
Annona muricata ( Corossolier, Durian benggala, Guanabana, Guanavana, Nangka blanda, Nangka londa, Toge-Banreisi )
Annona squamosa ( Anon, Cachiman, Cachiman Canelle, Cachiment Cannelle, Cachiment Cenelle, Candongo, Custard Apple, Kaneelappel, Pomme De Canelle, Pomme-Cannelle, Pommier De Canelle, Serkaya, Shurifa, Srikaya, Sugar Apple, Surikaya, Sweetsop, Zuckerapfel )
Bixa orellana ( Achiotl, Achote, Beni-No-Ki, Bija, Onoto, Orleanstrauch, Roucou, Roucouyer, Roucoyer, Uruku )
Calamintha graveolens ( Reehana Qubla, Reihan Barri )
Cleome monophylla
Gastrodia elata ( Ch'Ih Chien, Huan T'Ung Tzu, Onino-Yagara, T'Ien Ma )
Gentiana sp
Heracleum lanatum ( Parsnip,Cow )
Heteromorpha trifoliata
Ipomoea leptophylla
Melothria heterophylla
Mentha citrata
Nardostachys jatamansi ( Hint Sumbulu, Jatamansi, K'U Mi Ch'E, Kan Sung Hsiang, Mansi, Nard )
*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.