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

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Plant
Arachis hypogaea ( Arachides, Cacahuete, Fisteq Abeed, Ful Sudany, Kachang china (China bean), Mani, Peanut, Pistache, Yerfistigi )
Asparagus africanus
Betula verrucosa ( Abedul )
Carapa guineensis
Cordia alliodora ( Capa Prieto )
Linum usitatissimum ( Ama, Chih Ma, Flax, Hu Ma, Kahtan, Keten, Kettan, Kittan, Lin, Linaza, Lino, Linseed )
Narcissus tazetta ( Chin Chan Yin T'Ai, Dohn En Nirdjis, Oil Of Narcissus, Shui Hsien, Suisen )
Rhus trichocarpa ( Yama-Urusi )
*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.