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

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Plant
Asclepias curassavica ( Algodon De Seda, Brujidera, Bunga mas (Golden flower), Cancerillo, Herbe Madame Bouvin, Herbe Mme Bouvin, Ipeca D' Haiti, Ipecacuanha, Kakanasa, Kan Cicegi, Malcasada, Marjan, Mata Cavaille, Qan Chichegi, To-Wata, Viborrana, Zahrat Ad Damm )
Ballota nigra ( Ballota, Farasyun Aswad, Kara Isirgan, Marrubio Negro, Sindiyan Al Ardh )
Buxus sempervirens ( Boj, Boxwood, Buis, Bwes Beni, Huang Yang Mu, Le Buis, Simsir )
Canarium ovatum
Casearia tomentosa
Cymbopogon martini ( Palmaroza )
Ephedra intermedia
Glaucium flavum ( Glaucio, Pavot Cornu )
Guizotia abyssinica
*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.