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

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Plant
Asclepias viridis
Aster tataricus ( Tzu Yuan, Ye Ch'Ien Niu )
Codonopsis pilosula ( Dang Shen )
Coleus sp
Cynanchum japonicum
Datura meteloides ( Amerika-Tyosen-Asagao, Nongue, Toloache )
Dialium guineense
Gelsemium sempervirens ( Carolina Jessamine, Jasmine,Yellow, Sariyasemin, Yellow Jessamine )
Gymnema syringifolium
Inula japonica
Juniperus communis ( A'Ra'R A'Di, Ardic, Ardij Aghaji, Enebro, Havrest, Juniper, Yoshu-Nezu )
Lilium concolor ( Shan Tan )
Macaranga harveyana
Micromelum minutum ( Chemama, Cherek puteh, Cherek-cherek )
Millettia reticulata
Olneya tesota
Opuntia fulgida
Panax ginseng ( Jen Shen, Jen Shen Chiu, Otane-Ninzin, Ren Shen, Shen Lu, Shen Ts'Ao )
Panax schinseng ( Ginseng, Jen Shen, Mandragore Coreenne, Schin Seng, Shin Seng )
Pluchea carolinensis ( Conyse Odorante, Feuilles La Chose, Grand Sauge, Tabac Sauvage )
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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.