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

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Plant
Celastrus scandens ( American Bittersweet, Amerikaanse Bitterzoet, Amerikanische Bittersuss, Bittersweet, Douce Amer De L'Amerique, Falsa Dulcamara, Waxwork )
Clausena anisata
Diospyros melanoxylon
Hoslundia opposita
Micromelum minutum ( Chemama, Cherek puteh, Cherek-cherek )
Paullinia pinnata ( Bejuco Costilla, Bejuco De Tres Filos, Liane Carree )
Seseli sibiricum
Thespesia populnea ( Alamo Blanco, Baru, Duartiana, Feuilles D'Haiti, Grand Mahaut, Mahot, Waru lot )
*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.