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

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Adonis amurensis ( Hukuzyu-So )
Angelica sinensis ( Dan Gui, Dang Gui )
Annona muricata ( Corossolier, Durian benggala, Guanabana, Guanavana, Nangka blanda, Nangka londa, Toge-Banreisi )
Aristolochia chapmaniana
Blighia unijugata
Boswellia papyrifera
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 )
Citrus aurantium ( Bergamot, Ch'Eng, Chin Ch'Iu, Coolie Orange, Hua Chu Hung, Kuang Chu, Naranja Agria, Naranja De Babor, Naranjo Amargo, Orange, Orange Sure, Oranger, Turunc, Z'Orange Sure )
Corydalis ambigua ( Ezo-Engosaku, Hsuan Hu So, Yen Hu So )
Corydalis bulbosa
Crescentia cujete ( Berenuk, Calabash Tree, Calebasse, Calebasse Marron, Calebassier, Callebasse Marronne, Camasa, Guiro, Higuera, Higuero, Higuero Galion, Jiguero, Petite Calabasse Des Bois, Tabu kayu )
Cyperus rotundus ( Boeai, Hama-Suge, Hsiang Fu, Hsiang Fu Tzu, Mota, Muskezamin, Musta, Mustaka, Mutha, Roekoet teki, So Ken Chiu, So Ts'Ao, Souchet, Tage-tage, Teki, Topalak, Woeta )
Ginkgo biloba ( Icho, Ityo, Pai Kuo, Yin Hsing, Yin Kuo )
Panax ginseng ( Jen Shen, Jen Shen Chiu, Otane-Ninzin, Ren Shen, Shen Lu, Shen Ts'Ao )
Papaver nudicaule ( Iceland Poppy )
Rauvolfia serpentina ( Akar Tikus, Boboro, Chandra, Chandraka, Chandrika, Chivan Avelpori, Chota Chand, Harkal, Indo-Zyaboku, Java Devil Pepper, Pule Pandak, Rauwolfia, Sarpagandha )
Rosmarinus officinalis ( Anthos, Biberiye, Kediotu, Mannen-Ro, Romarin, Romero, Romero Comun, Rosemary, Seiyo-Kanoko-So, Valerian, Valeriana )
Stephania sinica
Tagetes minuta ( Chinchilla, Dwarf Marigold )
Valeriana hardwickii ( Syrian Nard, Wall. )
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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.