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

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Plant
Afzelia africana
Bursera simaruba ( Almacigo, Almacigo Blanco, Almacigo Colorado, Bois D'Encens, Chique, Fragon Caranne, Gommier Blanc, Gommier Rouge, Indio Desnudo, Jobo )
Calophyllum calaba ( Bois Marie, Dalmagre, Dalmarie, Damage, Damarie, Dame Marie, Malagueta, Mara )
Castanea sativa ( Castano, Chestnut, Hsin Li, Kestane Agaci, Li, Mao Li, Pan Li, Shan Li )
Cistus ladaniferus ( Girit Ladeni, Jara, Ladanum )
Citrus reticulata ( Chu Sha Chu, Kan, Mandarine, Tran Bi )
Clusia minor
Clusia rosea ( Balsam Apple, Bois Pale, Copey, Cupey, Figuier Maudit, Figuier Maudit Marron, Gros Figuier, Resina De Copei )
Colubrina arborescens
Coriandrum sativum ( Cilantrico, Cilantro, Coriander, Coriandrum, Culantrico, Culantro, Dhanya, Hsiang Sui, Hu Sui, Katumber, Ketumbar, Kisnis, Koendoro, Kozahla, Kuzbarah, Misima-Saiko, Penjilang, Yuan Sui )
Corydalis ternata
Crataegus sp ( Canna, Cha, Lemon )
Cunninghamia sinensis ( Sha Mu, Shan )
Dioscorea bulbifera ( Huang Yao Zi, Niga-Kashu, Yam )
Eleocharis plantaginea
Enicostema littorale
Euphorbia sieboldiana ( Kan Sui )
Euryale ferox ( Ch'Ien Shih, Chi T'Ou )
Ficus aurea ( Figuier Blanc, Higo Cimarron )
Ficus petiolaris ( Texcalamatlchichic )
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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.