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

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Coix lacryma-jobi ( Chi Shih, Chieh Li, Gavedhu, Graines Chapelet, Gurlu, Hato-Mugi, Hatomugi, Hui Hui Mi, I Chu Tzu, I I Jen, I I Jen Chiu, Job'S Tear, Kan Mi, Lagrimas De San Pedro, Larmes De Job, T'U I Mi, Tranengras, Yi Yi Ren, Yokuinin, Zyuzu-Dama )
Draba nemorosa ( Inu-Nazuna )
Euphorbia kansui
Sonchus oleraceus ( Achicoria, Cerraja, Chicoree Marron, Esek Marulu, Gansedistel, Jo'Dhaidh, K'U Ts'Ai, Lechuguilla, Lechuguillo, Sow Thistle, Sowthistle, T'U, Thistle,Milky, Thistle,Tufty )
*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.