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

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Plant
Amaranthus paniculatus
Asclepias multicaulis
Berkheya discolor
Berkheya spp.
Cerastium capense
Chenopodium album ( Akaza, America-Arita-So, Cenizo, Chenopode Blanc, Farinacco, Fisa Al Kilab, Gemeiner Gansefuss, Hui Hsien, Hui T'Iao, Kulf, Mel Ganzevoet, Vastuk, White Goosefoot )
Citrullus lanatus ( Han Kua, Hsi Kua, Melon D'Eau, Patilla, Qarbuz, Raggi, Semongka, Shuti, Water Melon, Watermelon, Yang Ch'I Kua )
Cucurbita pepo ( Calabacera, Kabak, Kulakah, Kurbis, Labu ayer (Water gourd), Lacayote, Pimpkin, Qabagh, Shijar )
Diascia barberae
Diascia capsularis
Diascia integerrima
Diascia rigescens
Diascia stachyoides
Dipcadi viride
Gladiolus cruentus
Gladiolus ecklonii
Lepidium myriocarpum
Lepidium schinzii
Lithospermum cinereum
Lobelia decipiens
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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.