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

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Angelica anomala ( Fang Hsiang, Fu Li, Pai Ch'Ih, Pai Chih, Pai Chih Hsiang, Tse Fen )
Benincasa hispida ( Hindistan Qabaghi, Pai Kua, Shijar Abyadh Hindi, Shui Chih, Ti Chih, Tung Kua, Tung Kua Tsu )
Bouvardia ternifolia
Buxus sempervirens ( Boj, Boxwood, Buis, Bwes Beni, Huang Yang Mu, Le Buis, Simsir )
Hedyotis corymbosa
Mimosa pudica ( Adormidera, Feuilles Honte, Honte, Memalu (Modesty), Mori Vivi, Puteri malu (Modest princess), Quitem Tranquille )
Portulaca oleracea ( Ancharupa, Beldroega, Berbin, Coupe-Pied, Coupier, Gelang pasir, Krokot, Ma Ch'Ih Hsien, Parpinah, Perpine, Porcelana, Pourpier, Pourpier Commun, Purslane, Semizotu, Suberi-Hiyu, Verdolaga )
Pseudarthria viscida
*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.