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

 Umbilicus

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Myroxylon balsamum ( Balsam Of Tolu, Balsamo De Peru, Balsamo De Tolu, Balsamo Peruano, Baume De Tolu, Pau De Balsamo, Tolu Balsam, Tolu Balsambaum, Tolu Balsemboom, Tolubalsam )
Myroxylon pereirae ( Hoitziloxitl )
Pedilanthus tithymaloides ( Itamo Real, Mincapatli, Pedong, Pokok lalipan, Ponopinito, Redbird Cactus )
Prosopis glandsulosa ( Mesquite )
Tetragastris balsamifera ( Amacey, Amacey Hembra, Bois Cochon, Bois Cochon Marron, Masa, Sucrier Des Montagnes )
*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.