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

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Plant
Abronia maritima
Antiaris africana
Argemone mexicana ( Argemone, Argemone Du Mexique, Bherband, Cardo Santo, Cardosanto, Chadron Beni, Chandron A Fleurs Jaunes, Chardon, Chardon A Fleurs Jaunes, Chardon Beni, Chardon Fleurs Jaunes, Chicallotl, Chokh, Deruju, Lao Shu Le, Ne, Poppy,Mexican, Poppy,Prickly, Poppy,Thistle, Prickly Poppy, Thistle,Gamboge, Thistle,Yellow )
Argemone platyceras ( Cardosanto )
Avena fatua ( Ch'Iao Mai, Oats, Wildoat, Yen Mai )
Berberis repens
Cannabis sativa ( Bangue, Bhang, Canamo, Canamo Indio, Ganja, Han Ma, Hemp, Hemp,Indian, Hint Keneviri, Huang Ma, Huo Ma, Kenevir, Ma Fen, Ma Jen Chiu, Mariguana, Qunnab, Ta Ma, Tchene )
Carthamus tinctorius ( Alazor, Azafran, Beni-Bana, E'Sfer, Habb Et Quirthim, Huang Lan, Hung Hua, Hung Lan Hua, Kasumba, Kesumba, Qurtum, Yao Hua )
Cercidium praecox
Dryopteris athamantica
Euryale ferox ( Ch'Ien Shih, Chi T'Ou )
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Hyptis pectinata
Letharia vulpina
Pinus ponderosa ( Ponderosa Pine )
Piper longum ( Long Pepper, Pepper,Long, Pi P'O Mu, Pi Po, Uzun Biber )
Piper umbellatum ( Bumbo, Bumbu, Caisemon, Dombo, Lemba, Segumbar urat )
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 )
Sagittaria sagittifolia ( Chieh Ku, Chien Tao Ts'Ao, Pai Ti Li, Shui P'Ing, Suokiu, T'Zu Ku, Yen Wei Ts'Ao )
Sambucus glauca
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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.