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

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Anthemis cotula ( Amarusca, Camomille Puante, Cotula Fetida, Cotula Foetida, Dog Fennel, Hunds Kamille, Macela Fetida, Manzanilla Hedionda, Stinkende Kamille, Stinking Chamomile, Wild Chamomile )
Balanites aegyptiaca
Bixa orellana ( Achiotl, Achote, Beni-No-Ki, Bija, Onoto, Orleanstrauch, Roucou, Roucouyer, Roucoyer, Uruku )
Cyathula globulifera
Dicoma anomala
Hebenstretia basutica
Hebenstretia comosa
Lasiospermum bipinnatum
Mangifera indica ( An Lo Kuo, Anbah, Mamuang, Manga, Manga Agaci, Mangga, Mango, Mangot, Mangot Fil, Manguier, Merpelam, Pelem )
Pinus pinaster ( Kaigan-Sho, Pinaster, Pinheiro, Pino Maritimo )
Pinus silvestris ( Pino Albar )
Prunella vulgaris ( Adi Erikotu, Consolida Minor, Consuelda Menor, Healall, Hsia Ku Ts'Ao, Selfheal, Sicklewort, Xia Ku Cao )
Sesamum indicum ( Ajonjoli, Bijan, Ch'Ing Jang, Goma, Haholi, Hei Yu Ma, Hoholi, Hu Ma, Jijiri, Jojoli, Jungeoline, Kundij, Kunji, Lenga, Ma K'U Ping, Ooli, Pai Yu Ma, Sesame, Simsim, Susam, Tila, Wijen )
*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.