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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Amomum costatum
Angelica atropurpurea ( Purplestem Angelica )
Brassica chinensis ( Pai Ts'Ai )
Canarium album ( Ch'Ing Kuo, Kan Lan, Lu Lan )
Citrullus lanatus ( Han Kua, Hsi Kua, Melon D'Eau, Patilla, Qarbuz, Raggi, Semongka, Shuti, Water Melon, Watermelon, Yang Ch'I Kua )
Dalbergia reniformis
Dolichos lablab ( Huzi-Mame, Kachang kara, Kara-kara, Katchang bado, Kekara, Lablab )
Dorstenia drakena
Elettaria cardamomum ( Cardamom, Kakule, Krako, Pai Tou K'Ou, Tou K'Ou, Ts'Ao Kuo )
Eupatorium collinum
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 )
Gonocaryum subrostratum
Hyoscyamus niger ( Altercum, Banj Barry, Banotu, Black Henbane, Giusguiamo, Henbane, Henbane,Black, Hiyosu, Hunabra-So, Jusquiame, Sukran )
Magnolia obovata ( Mu Lan )
Marcgravia umbellata ( Bois Des Couilles )
Nelumbo nucifera ( Ch'Ieh, Chieh Fen, Fo Tso Hsu, Fu Ch'U, Han T'Ao, Hasu, Ho, Ho Lien Hua, Ho Yeh, Hsia, Hung Pai Lien Hua, I, Kaya, Lien, Lien Hua, Lien I, Lien Ou, Lien Shih, Lien Tzu, Lien Tzu Hsin, Lotus Bean, Lotus,Blue, Mi, Ou, Ou Fen, Shih Lien Tzu, Ti )
Ocimum basilicum ( Ai K'Ang, Albahaca, Basil, Basilic, Basilicon, Chahchabram, Chiu Ts'Eng T'A, Feslegen, Hsiang Ts'Ai, I Tzu Ts'Ao, Lo Le, Me-Boki, Raihan Al Malik, Raihana, Rainan, Selaseh, Selaseh hitam, Selaseh jantan, Selasih )
Paederia foetida ( Akar sekentut, Ch'Iao Piao, Daun kentut, Kasembukan, Kesimbukan, Nu Ch'Ing )
Paederia scandens
Premna japonica ( Fu Pei )
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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.