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

 Neurasthenia

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Artemisia carvifolia
Curculigo ensifolia
Cuscuta chinensis
Dioscorea batatas
Drynaria fortunei
Epimedium sagittatum ( Hozaki-No-Ikari-So, Hozakino-Ikari-So, Hsien Ling P'I, Yin Yang Huo )
Erythroxylum coca ( Cocaine, Koka )
Ferula assa-foetida ( Seytantersi, Silphion )
Gastrodia elata ( Ch'Ih Chien, Huan T'Ung Tzu, Onino-Yagara, T'Ien Ma )
Kadsura peltigera
Morus alba ( Besaran, Chi Sang, Chin Sang, Ching Sang, Dut Agaci, Hsun, I Sang, Kitaoe, Lampoeng, Lu Sang, Ma-Guwa, Mora, Morera, Mures, Nu Sang, Pai Sang, Sang, Sang Ken Pai P'I, Sang Pi, Sang Shen Chiu, Sang Shen Kao, Sang Shen Tzu, Shan Sang, Shen, T'An, Ti Sang, Tu, Tukki, Tut, Tuth )
Myosotis sylvatica
Nelumbo nucifera ( Ch'Ieh, Chieh Fen, Fo Tso Hsu, Fu Ch'U, Han T'Ao, Hasu, Ho, Ho Lien Hua, Ho Yeh, Hsia, Hung Pai Lien Hua, I, Kaya, Lien, Lien Hua, Lien I, Lien Ou, Lien Shih, Lien Tzu, Lien Tzu Hsin, Lotus Bean, Lotus,Blue, Mi, Ou, Ou Fen, Shih Lien Tzu, Ti )
Nepeta cataria ( Catnip, Inu-Hakka(Tikuma-Hakka), Nebeda, Nepeta, Yalanci Kediotu )
Nephelium longana
Panax ginseng ( Jen Shen, Jen Shen Chiu, Otane-Ninzin, Ren Shen, Shen Lu, Shen Ts'Ao )
Photinia serrulata ( O-Kaname-Moti )
Polygonum multiflorum ( Ho Chou Wu, Ho Shou Wu, She Chien Ts'Ao, Turu-Dokudami )
Salvia miltiorrhiza ( Dan Sen, Tan Shen, Wu Shen )
Tabernanthe iboga ( Iboga, Radix Tabernanthe )
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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.