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

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Plant
Aesculus chinensis ( T'Ien Shih Li )
Arum italicum ( Aro, Colubrina, Dracunculus Maior, Seperntaria Maior )
Arum maculatum ( Aron, Arum, Danaayagi, Lords-And-Ladies, Radix Arimaculatum, Wake Robin )
Caesalpinia crista ( Ouary )
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Fimbristylis schoenoides
Hyptis suaveolens ( Ajonjoli Cimarron, Basinan, Lerkuing, Malbar hutan, Mamajuana, Mastranto, Melisse, Oregano, Selaseh hutan (Woodland basil), Sepulut )
Ichnocarpus frutescens ( Sariva, Syama Lata )
Moringa oleifera ( Babano Del Arbol, Ban Sajna, Ben, Ben Aile, Ben Ghianda, Benboom, Benz'Olive, Benzolivier, Cigru, Graines Ben, Horseradish Tree, Kelor, Maroengga, Merunggai, Moringa Tree, Moroengei, Olivier, Palo De Aceite, Pois Coolie, Ramunggai, Remunggai, Sahinjan, Sajina, Sigru, Ubat bedat )
Pluchea odorata ( Canelon, Chache, Sauge )
Populus tremuloides ( Aspen,Quaking, Trembling Aspen )
Ricinus communis ( Bean,Castor, Castor, Castor Bean, Castorbean, Eranda, Gana Garchak, Higuerilla, Hintyagi Agaci, Huile Ricin, Jarak, Khirwe, Palma Christi, Pei Ma, Pi Ma, Ricino, Sittamoonaka, Tartago, To-Goma )
Skimmia japonica ( Yin Yu, Ying Yu Chiu )
Zanthoxylum capense ( Fever Tree, Knobwood, Pramdoring )
*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.