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

 Anaphrodisiac

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Plant
Coffea arabica ( Cafe, Cafe D'Haiti, Cafe De Moka, Cafeier, Cafeto, Coffee, Kahve, Kia Fey )
Euryale ferox ( Ch'Ien Shih, Chi T'Ou )
Humulus lupulus ( Hoppu, Hops, Lupulin, Lupulo, Omerotu, Oubion, Serbetciotu )
Hyoscyamus niger ( Altercum, Banj Barry, Banotu, Black Henbane, Giusguiamo, Henbane, Henbane,Black, Hiyosu, Hunabra-So, Jusquiame, Sukran )
Lactuca sativa ( Abu, Chicoree Des Jardins, Kahu, Khass, Laitue, Laitue Alimentaire, Laitue Pour Tisane, Lechuga, Lettuce, Marul, Tzu Chu, Wo Chu, Wo Chu Tzu )
Nuphar luteum ( Nenufar Amarillo, Pondlily,Yellow, Sarinilufer )
Nymphaea alba ( Beyaz Nilufer, Nenufar Blanco, Pondlily,White )
Ruta graveolens ( Aruda, Bahce Sedefotu, Godong mungu, Henruda, Ruda, Rue, Rue Fetide, Ruta, Sadal, Ubat atal, Yun Hsiang Ts'Ao )
Salix nigra ( Black Willow, Kara Sogut, Willow,Black )
Solanum dulcamara ( Bai Ying, Bittersweet, Dulcamara, E'Nab Al Tha'Lab, Hab Al A'Lam, Helwa Morrah, Hundaebaer, K'U Ch'Ieh, Maurella, Shu Yang Ch'Uan, Tre Marana, Yaban Yasemini, Zurukamara )
Vitex agnus-castus ( Agno Casto, Agnocasto, Bish Barmagh Aghaji, Chaste Tree, Daribrahim, Gatilier, Hayit, Kaff Maryam, Keuschlamm, Lygos, Monk'S Pepper, Panjangusht, Poivre De Moine, Ranukabija, Sauzgatillo, Seiyo-Ninzin-Boku, Shajerat Ebrahim )
*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.