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

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Plant
Adiantum capillus-veneris ( Culantrillo De Pozo, Krafs Al Bir, Maidenhair )
Asclepias fruticosa
Bursera microphylla
Callirhoe involucrata
Capsella bursa-pastoris ( Chi Ts'Ai, Coban Cantasi, Kees Al Rai'Y, Nazuna, Pan Y Quesillo, Shepherd'S Purse, Ti Mi Ts'Ai )
Chrysanthemum indicum ( Chu Hua, Gundandi, Hsiao Yeh Chu Hua, Huang Chu, Kan Chu Hua, Kan-Giku, Magarida, Pai Chu Hua, Sima-Kan-Giku, Yeh Chu Hua )
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Geranium ornithopodum
Gerbera piloselloides
Heisteria sp
Helichrysum caespititium
Helichrysum dregeanum
Hybanthus enneaspermus
Manulea paniculata
Mimosa pigra
Momordica dioica
Psoralea polysticta
Quercus alba ( Chene Blanc, Oak,White, Roble, Weisse Eiche, White Oak, Witte Eik )
Simmondsia chinensis ( Jojoba )
Valeriana uliginosa ( Swamp Valerian )
*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.