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

 Tumor(Spleen)

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Arctium lappa ( Arqityon, Bardana, Burdock, Burdock Blood, Dulavratotu, Gobo, Kewe, Kuang Mu Hsiang, Lampazo Mayor, Niu P'Ang Tzu, Niu Ts'Ai, Shu Nien, Ta Li Tzu, Waisar, Wu Shih )
Arisarum vulgare ( Aaron, Arisaro, Iarus )
Carduus acanthoides ( Accantus )
Cnicus benedictus ( Ash Sherka Al Mubaraka, Blessed Thistle, Cardo Santo, Chardon Beni, Derga Peroza, Mubarek Diken )
Daphne laureola ( Githcorn, Laureola, Laureola Comun, Mezerion, Strizzabuco )
Fraxinus excelsior ( Ashtree, Ch'In P'I, Disbudak Agaci )
Grindelia robusta ( Grendelia Herb, Grindelia, Grindelie, Grindelienkraut, Grinedliakruid, Wild Sunflower )
Morus nigra ( Moral, Mulberry, Mures, Qara Tut, Tu, Tut, Tuth )
Myricaria germanica ( Tamariske )
Paeonia officinalis ( Mu Shao Yao, Peonia, Sakayik, Yoshu-Syakuyaku )
Phyllitis hemionitis ( Imionitis )
Pistacia lentiscus ( Almaciga, Egyptian Mastich, Lentisco, Lentiscus, Lentisk, Mastic, Mastic Resin, Mastich, Mastiche, Masticke, Masticum, Mastix, Pistache, Sakiz Agaci, Schinos )
Pistacia terebinthus ( Chian Turpentine, Menengic, Qalafournis, Terebinth Gum, Terebinto, Turpentine, Turpentine Resin )
Rheum palmatum ( China Rhubarb, Da Huang, Rawend )
Rheum ribes ( Raiwas, Rawand, Rhubarb,Syrian, Ribas )
Tamarix thuja ( Myrica )
Zingiber amomum ( Zinziber )
*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.