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

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Plant
Acacia concinna
Acrocomia quisqueyana ( Corosse, Corossier, Corozo, Corozo Criollo )
Adansonia digitata ( Apenbroodboom, Arbre De Mille Ans, Baobab, Baobab Agaci, Baobob, Boab, Mapou Zombi )
Adenanthera pavonina ( Saga )
Aegle marmelos ( Bael Tree, Baelbaum, Hint Ayva Agaci, Kawista, Maja, Maja batu, Maja galepung, Maja gedang, Maja ingus, Maja lumut, Maja pait, Marmelo, Shul, Vilwa )
Aesculus sp ( Acacia,Gum, Casha, Horse Chestnut, Phlu Kae )
Agave lechuguilla
Agave schottii
Alafia perrieri
Amaranthus palmeri ( Hachogue, Matico, Pigweed )
Amaranthus retroflexus ( Pigweed )
Ampelozizyphus amazonicus
Anthocleista nobilis ( Defne, Gekkei-Zyu, Laurel, Lauri Baca )
Arachis hypogaea ( Arachides, Cacahuete, Fisteq Abeed, Ful Sudany, Kachang china (China bean), Mani, Peanut, Pistache, Yerfistigi )
Argemone mexicana ( Argemone, Argemone Du Mexique, Bherband, Cardo Santo, Cardosanto, Chadron Beni, Chandron A Fleurs Jaunes, Chardon, Chardon A Fleurs Jaunes, Chardon Beni, Chardon Fleurs Jaunes, Chicallotl, Chokh, Deruju, Lao Shu Le, Ne, Poppy,Mexican, Poppy,Prickly, Poppy,Thistle, Prickly Poppy, Thistle,Gamboge, Thistle,Yellow )
Aristolochia anguicida
Aruncus sylvester
Astragalus garbancillo
Astrocaryum vulgare
Avicennia germinans ( Paletuvier )
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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.