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

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Abies balsamea ( Balsam Fir, Balsam,Canada, Fir )
Abrus precatorius ( Cain Ghe, Graines Reglisse, Gunchi, Hint Meyankoku, Hung Tou, Jequerit, Liane Reglisse, Ma Liao Tou, Paratella, Paternoster, Peonia, Peonia De St Tomas, Pois Rouge, Rakat, Reglisse, Rosary Pea, To-Azuki, Weesboontje )
Aconitum napellus ( Aconito, Aconito Napello, Blauer Eisenhut, Duivelskruid, European Monkshood, Kaplanbogan, Monk'Shood, Monkshood, Stormhat, Tue Loup, Uva Verga, Yoshu-Tori-Kabuto )
Adonis amurensis ( Hukuzyu-So )
Aegle marmelos ( Bael Tree, Baelbaum, Hint Ayva Agaci, Kawista, Maja, Maja batu, Maja galepung, Maja gedang, Maja ingus, Maja lumut, Maja pait, Marmelo, Shul, Vilwa )
Agapanthus umbellatus
Ailanthus altissima ( Ch'Ou Ch'Uang Shu Ken, Ch'U, Gok Aghaji, Lisan At Tair, Niwa-Urusi )
Ailanthus glandsulosus
Allium victorialis ( Lange Siegwurz, Victoriale Longue )
Anemone japonica
Apocynum androsaemifolium ( Amerikanischer, Canadian Hemp, Chanvre Du Canada, Dogbane, Spreading Dogbane, Vliegenwurger )
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Aristolochia chapmaniana
Asclepias albicans
Asclepias subulata
Asparagus officinalis ( Asbaragus, Asparagus, Asperge, Esparrago, Esparraguera, Halyun, Kuskonmaz, Matuba-Udo )
Bauhinia divaricata ( Bois Calecon, Bois Ticalecon, Collegue Matouri, Petit Calecon, Petit Cancon )
Bouvardia ternifolia
Bryophyllum pinnatum ( Bruja, Bunitiris, Daun sejuk, Febrivier, Feuilles Loup-Garou, Feuilles Sorcier, Ganti batang, Higuey, Kerenchong, L'Ane Blanc, Loup Garou, Loup-Garou, Sanglou, Sedingin, Seringin, Suru bebek, Tope-Tope, Yerba Bruja, Z'Herbe Mal Tete )
Caesalpinia coriaria ( Divi-Divi, Dividivi, Gerbhulse, Guatapana, Libidibi, Macascol, Shumak )
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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.