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

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Abelmoschus moschatus ( Abelmosco, Ambercicegi, Ambrette, Bisam Eibisch, Kapas Hantu, Kasturi Dana, Moschus, Moskus, Mushk Dana, Musk Mallow, Muskus, Zatakasturika )
Acacia pseudointsia ( Akar koepah, Kelichi )
Acanthopanax gracilistylus
Achillea lanulosa
Acorus spurius ( Pai Ch'Ang )
Actinorhytis calapparia ( Handjawar, Jawar, Pinang sinawar )
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 )
Alchornea villosa ( Belongeh, Bulan, Bulan gajah, Bulan hutan, Bulan kechil, Malam petai, Pukang mata hari, Rami bukit, Wareng, Wareng ketan )
Alocasia wenzelii
Alvaradoa amorphoides
Angelica anomala ( Fang Hsiang, Fu Li, Pai Ch'Ih, Pai Chih, Pai Chih Hsiang, Tse Fen )
Angelica dahurica ( Yoroi-Gusa )
Annona squamosa ( Anon, Cachiman, Cachiman Canelle, Cachiment Cannelle, Cachiment Cenelle, Candongo, Custard Apple, Kaneelappel, Pomme De Canelle, Pomme-Cannelle, Pommier De Canelle, Serkaya, Shurifa, Srikaya, Sugar Apple, Surikaya, Sweetsop, Zuckerapfel )
Arcangelisia flava ( Daun bulan, Peron, Tuba flava )
Arcypteris difformis ( Paku andam, Paku siar )
Ardisia fuliginosa ( Getah ajag )
Argemone mexicana ( Argemone, Argemone Du Mexique, Bherband, Cardo Santo, Cardosanto, Chadron Beni, Chandron A Fleurs Jaunes, Chardon, Chardon A Fleurs Jaunes, Chardon Beni, Chardon Fleurs Jaunes, Chicallotl, Chokh, Deruju, Lao Shu Le, Ne, Poppy,Mexican, Poppy,Prickly, Poppy,Thistle, Prickly Poppy, Thistle,Gamboge, Thistle,Yellow )
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia vulgaris ( Ai, Ai Fu, Arbre Aux Cent Gouts, Armoise, Artemisa, Baru china, Ch'I Ai, Chih Ts'Ao, Chiu Ts'Ao, Fleurs St Jean, Genje jawa, Hiyam, I Ts'Ao, Miskotu, Mugwort, Suket ganjahan, Sundamala, Tzu Ai )
Averrhoa bilimbi ( Balimbing, Belimbing besi, Belimbing buloh, Bilin, L., Limeng, Zibeline )
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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.