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

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Plant
Cinchona calisaya ( Kinakina, Quinine )
Cinchona officinalis ( Kinakina, Peruvian Bark )
Dieffenbachia seguine ( Dicha, Dumbcane, Mata Del Cancer )
Hibiscus abelmoschus ( Kapas hantu, Kapas hantu (Ghost's cotton), Kapas hutan (Woodland cotton), Kapasan, Kostuli )
Pimenta racemosa ( Bayrumtree, Bois Bay Rhum, Cinnamon,Wild )
Wedelia biflora ( Bunga butang (Button flower), Saruni, Seremai, Serenah laut, Serunai, Serunai laut, Sunai laut )
*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.