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

 Rejuvenation

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Plant
Abies grandis
Albizia lebbeck ( Acacia, Bois Noir, Bois Savane, Cha-Cha, Cirisha, Tcha-Tcha )
Daucus carota ( Carot, Carotte, Carrot, Djane Racene, Gaizar, Havuc, Hawuch, Hu Lo Po, Huang Lo Po, Hung Lo Po, Jezar, Mohrrube, Yarkuki, Zanahoria )
Glycyrrhiza echinata ( Adipsos, Kuo Lao, Mei Ts'Ao, Mi Kan )
Glycyrrhiza glabra ( Gan Cao, Iriqsus, Kan T'Sao, Kan Ts'Ao, Licorice, Liquirita, Madhuka, Meyankoku, Mi Ts'Ao, Regaliz, Sus Maikik )
Gossypium sp ( Cotton, Mien Hua Tzu )
Hypoxis aurea ( Ho Lun Lei T'O, Hsien Mao, P'O Lo Men Shen )
Juglans regia ( Ceviz Agaci, Ch'Iang T'Ao, Guz, Hei T'Ao, Hu T'Ao, Hu Tao, Jawiz, Joz, Nogal, Qoz )
Ligustrum lucidum ( Nu Chen, Nu Chen P'I Chiu, To-Nezumi-Moti )
Oleandra wallichii
Panax quinquefolius ( American Ginseng, Ginseng )
Rehmannia glutinosa ( Akaya-Zio, Kaikei-Zio, Sheng Di, Sheng Ti Huang, Shu Ti Huang, Ti Huang, Ti Huang Chiu )
Sonchus oleraceus ( Achicoria, Cerraja, Chicoree Marron, Esek Marulu, Gansedistel, Jo'Dhaidh, K'U Ts'Ai, Lechuguilla, Lechuguillo, Sow Thistle, Sowthistle, T'U, Thistle,Milky, Thistle,Tufty )
Sophora japonica ( Huai, Huai Chih Chiu )
Thrinax multiflora ( Latanier De Mer, Latanier Lan Mer )
Vitis flexuosa ( Ch'Ang Ch'Un T'Eng, Ch'Ien Sui Lei )
*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.