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

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Plant
Anthericum fasciculatum
Asclepias aurea
Asclepias gibba
Asclepias humilis
Asclepias multicaulis
Brachystelma foetidum
Cyperus esculentus ( Hsiang Fu, Hsiang Fu Tzu, Juncia Avellanada, Rumput haliya hitam, Teki )
Cyperus usitatus
Cyphia elata
Cyrtanthus stenathus
Dipcadi viride
Dolichos angustifolius
Empodium plicatum
Gynandriris simulans
Hesperantha baurii
Hesperantha radiata
Imperata cylindrica ( Alalang, Alang-alang, Bai Mao Gen, Hilalang, Ilalang, Kambengang, Lalang, Mah Chow Kin, Mao Chen, Mao Ken, Pai Mao, Tigaya )
Ipomoea bolusiana
Ipomoea crassipes
Moraea trita
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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.