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

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Plant
Artemisia apiacea ( Ch'Ing Hao, Hsiang Hao, Yeh Chu Hua )
Bauhinia purpurea ( Tapak kuda )
Catharanthus roseus ( A'In Al Bazzun, Adorna Patio, Cangrejera, Catalana, Chawa Pshila, Coneja, Dominica, Fleur Des Meres, Fleurs Des Roches, Flor Boba, Gezayir Benefshesi, Libertine, Madagascar Periwinkle, Mujer Vegana, Periwinkle, Rattanjot, Soldier'S Palm )
Colocasia esculenta ( Ocumo, Sato-Imo, T'U Chih, Yu, Yu T'Ou )
Toddalia asiatica
*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.