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

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Plant
Acacia caesia
Alternanthera sessilis ( Bayem keramah, Keramah, Keremak, Matean )
Ampelocissus tomentosa
Bastardia viscosa ( Chivatera )
Boerhaavia diffusa ( L., Liane Manger Cochon, Manger Cochon, Pega Pollo, Pega Pollo Cimarron, Punarnava, Toston )
Careya arborea ( Putat kedang )
Carum carvi ( Alcaravea, Caraway, Hime-Uikyo, Karamankimyonu, Kexbenz, Krawyah )
Catalpa bungei ( Ch'Iu, Chio Chio Ch'In, Tzu )
Centaurea calcitrapa ( Abre Puno, Abrojo, Calcatreppolo, Calcitrapa, Cardo Estrelado, Chardon Etoile, Chausse Trape, Common Star Thistle, Ippofesto, Kalketrip, Stern Flodkenblume )
Clerodendrum serratum ( Mata kesang, Senggugor (Miscarriage plant), Sunga tasek, Timba tasek (Ocean hand-bucket, Tinjal tasek, Tinjal tasek (Pl. w/ft in ocea )
Cnidium monnieri ( Ch'Iang Mi, Hsu, Hui Ch'Uang, Ma Ch'Uang, She Ch'Uang, She Mi, Sheng Tu, Ssu I, Tsao Chi )
Cochlospermum religiosum
Crinum latifolium ( Poison Bulb )
Curcuma domestica ( Haridra, Kurkuma Uzum, Olena, Safran De St Domingue, Safran Des Indes, Safran Du Pays, Safron Du Pays, Turmeric, Ukon, Yu Chin )
Cyperus kyllinga
Cyperus papyrus ( Papyrus )
Dillenia pentagyna
Equisetum hiemale
Euphorbia longifolia
Euphorbia pilosa ( Spurge )
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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.