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

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Acanthus ilicifolius ( Daruju, Lao Shu Le )
Citrus aurantium ( Bergamot, Ch'Eng, Chin Ch'Iu, Coolie Orange, Hua Chu Hung, Kuang Chu, Naranja Agria, Naranja De Babor, Naranjo Amargo, Orange, Orange Sure, Oranger, Turunc, Z'Orange Sure )
Foeniculum vulgare ( Adas landi, Adas londa, Adas pedas, Ama-Uikyo, Anis, Anis Vert, Comino, Fennel, Finocchio Forte, Hinojo, Hsiao Hui Hsiang, Hui Hsiang Chiu, Kaneer Razbana, Karasu-Uikyo, L'Anis, La Nuit, Raziyane, Rezene, Shamar, Shbint, Shih Lo, Tzu Mo, Tzu Mu Lo, Uikyo )
Magnolia officinalis ( Ch'Uan Pu, Chinese Magnolia, Choon Pok, Magnolia, Magnolier Officinal )
Nama hispidum
Physalis alkekengi ( Alkekengi, Alkekenje, Guveyfeneri, Strawberry Tomato, Suan Chiang, Teng Leng Ts'Ao, Winter Cherry )
Priva lappulacea ( Amor Seco, Cousin Vent, Topecito De Conuco, Vendome )
Sambucus racemosa ( Chieh Ku Mu, Hsu Ku Mu, Kirmizi Murver, Mu So T'Iao )
Zingiber officinale ( Atuja, Chiang, Chiang Chiu, Chiang P'I, Djae, Gan Jiang, Gengibre, Gengibre Dulce, Gingembre, Ginger, Haiti, Haliya, Haliya bara, Haliya hudang, Haliya padi, Jae, Jahi, Kan Chiang, Kunyit terus, Lahja, Sheng Chiang, Shoga, Sonth, Sunthi, T'Ang Chiang, Zencefil )
*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.