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

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Plant
Acacia farnesiana ( Cuji, Esponjeira, Kambang japun, Kembang bandira, Kembang nagasiri, Tusca )
Althaea officinalis ( Altea, Ghasul, Hatmi, Iviscus, Khatmah, Khitmi, Mallow,Wild, Malvavisco, Marshmallow, Usubeni-Tati-Aoi )
Tetragastris balsamifera ( Amacey, Amacey Hembra, Bois Cochon, Bois Cochon Marron, Masa, Sucrier Des Montagnes )
Verbascum thapsus ( Bonhomme, Borraja, Flannel Mullein, Gordolobo, Molene, Mullein, Pano, Sigirkuyrugu )
Zanthoxylum sp ( Chiao, Chiao Po Chiu, Chin Chiao, Chu Chiao, Clava Erculea, Frassino Spinoso, Hercules Club, Kou Chiao, Prickly Ash, Ti Chiao, Toothhache Tree, Wan Chiao )
*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.