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

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Alisma plantago-aquatica ( Alisma, Damasonium )
Anemarrhena asphodeloides ( Chih Mu, Huo Mu, Lien Mu, Ti Shen )
Artemisia apiacea ( Ch'Ing Hao, Hsiang Hao, Yeh Chu Hua )
Bonnaya antipoda ( Kerak-kerak, Mata juju, Sumpu chaching )
Cajanus cajan ( Adhaki, Chieh Tu, Chieh Tu Tzu, Gandul, Guaduli, Guandul, Kachang gude, Kachang kayu (tree bean), Katjang bali, Pois Cajan, Pois Congo, Pois D'Angolie, Shan Tou Ken )
Capparis micracantha ( Kayu tujoh, Kledoeng, Melada )
Capparis pyrifolia ( Lam. )
Capsicum frutescens ( Chile, Filfil Darah, Pepper,Red, Piment De Cayenne, Sili Biberi )
Cassia tora ( Brusca Cimarrona, Cassia,Foetid, Gelenggang kechil, Gelenggang padang, Penitora, Pistache Marron, Ts'Ao Chueh Ming )
Chrysanthemum morifolium ( Kan Chu Hua, Kiku )
Coffea arabica ( Cafe, Cafe D'Haiti, Cafe De Moka, Cafeier, Cafeto, Coffee, Kahve, Kia Fey )
Conioselinum univittatum ( Ch'Uan Hsiung, Chiao Nao Hsiung, Ching Hsiung, Fu Hsiung, Hsi Hsiung, Hsiang Kuo, Ma Hsien Hsiung Ch'Iung, Mi Wu, T'Ai Hsiung )
Cornus officinalis ( Jou Tsao, Kayu laka, Kemlaka, Malaka, Melaka, Sanshu, Shan Chu Yu, Shu Suan Tsao )
Cryptocoryne cordata ( Hati-hati paya (Swamp coleus) )
Equisetum hiemale
Gastrodia elata ( Ch'Ih Chien, Huan T'Ung Tzu, Onino-Yagara, T'Ien Ma )
Geunsia farinosa ( Piat, Tampang besi )
Glycine max ( Chiang, Chiang Yu, Hei Tou, Huang Tou, Jen Shu, Jung Shu, Shih Tou, Shih Yu, Shu, Soya Fasulyasi, Soybean, Ta Tou, Ta Tou Huang Chuen, Ta Tou Shih, Tou Fu, Tou Huang, Tou Yu )
Glycyrrhiza uralensis ( Gan Cao )
Hedyotis capitellata ( Akar lada, Akar patah (Fracture climber), Akar sebueh (Frothy climber), Akar sembelit (Constipation..., Belailing, Daun sulaiman (Solomon's leaf), Meroyong kuching (Cat's meroya, Pokok renut (Plant for throb.), Sekembang (Used in poultice), Seketan, Ubat sampu kelada (Med. for... )
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*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.