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

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Ceiba pentandra ( Ceiba, Fromager, Fromagier, Kabu kapes, Kabu-kabu, Kapok, Kapokku-No-Ki, Kekabu, Mapou, Mapou Coton, Mengkapas, Randu )
Epilobium hirsutum ( Hierba De San Antonio, Noha )
Gymnosporia montana
Gymnosporia senegalensis
Heliotropium curassavicum ( Queyauhquilitl )
Heracleum lanatum ( Parsnip,Cow )
Jatropha curcas ( Feuilles Medecinier, Grand Medicinier, Jarak, Jarak belanda, Jarak budeg, Medicinier Beni, Nanyo-Aburagi, Physic Nut, Pinon, Pinon De La India, Purging Nut, Tuba )
Musa paradisiaca ( Banana, Banane Corne, Banane Grosse Botte, Bananeira De S Tome, Bananier, Cambur, Chi Tzu Chiao, Chiao Yu, Figue, Fo Shou Chiao, Horse Banana, Kan Chiao, Mei Jen Chiao, Moz, Niu Ju Chiao, Pan Chiao, Plantain, Platano, Rulo, Shui Chiao, Tan P'Ing Chiao, Ya Chiao )
Nelsonia canescens
Pentaclethra macrophylla ( Owala )
Petasites palmata ( Sweet Coltsfoot )
Petasites speciosa
Pistia stratiotes ( Gadjambang, Kambiang, Kapu-kapu, Kiambang, Sarme-sarme, Tajapoe )
Polygonum salicifolium ( Mbwetomasa )
Polygonum strigosum
Suaeda maritima ( Barrilla, Crisse Marine )
Trichilia retusa
*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.