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

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Plant
Abies alba ( Abeto, Abeto Bianco, Beyaz Koknar, Edeltanne, Silver Fir, Zilver Spar )
Cochlospermum religiosum
Colocasia esculenta ( Ocumo, Sato-Imo, T'U Chih, Yu, Yu T'Ou )
Crinum latifolium ( Poison Bulb )
Dillenia pentagyna
Diospyros tomentosa
Gardenia turgida
Lasia aculeata
Matricaria indica ( Ch'Uan Lien Tzu, K'U I, Yeh Chu Hua )
Phyllanthus emblica ( Amlaka )
Polygonum orientale ( Hung Ts'Ao, Oke-Tade, Shui Hung Hua Zi )
Quercus sp ( Akame-Gasiwa, Ch'Iu, Chou, Chu, Fou, Hsiang, Hsu, Hu, Hu Jo, Ko, Li, Oak, P'O, Roble, Tchinne, Tso, Yu )
Shorea robusta ( Sal, Sal Tree, Salwa, So Lo Mu )
Sterculia urens
Sterculia villosa
Viola sylvestris ( Chin Ts'Ai )
Withania somnifera ( Ajagandha, Kanaje Hindi, Orovale, Samm Al Ferakh, Strychnos )
Xanthium strumarium ( Buah anjang, Cadillo, Cang Er Zi, Chuan Erh, Erh Tang, Gatico, Hsi Erh, Kucuk Siracaotu, Lizzaij, Ona-Momi, Ts'Ang Erh, Yang Fu Lai )
*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.