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

 Antilactogogue

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Plant
Arundo donax ( Arundo, Cana, Canne De Provence, Ghab Farsi, Herbe Roseau, Kamis, Qamish, Roseau, Z'Herbe Roseau )
Hordeum vulgare ( Arpa, Barley, Cebada, Jo, Kung Mai, Kung Mai Nieh, Mai Ya, No Mai, O-Mugi, Orzo, Sha'Ir, Ta Mai )
Meriandra bengalensis
Meriandra strobilifera
Rheum rhaponticum ( Maruba-Daio, Rhubarb, T'U Ta Huang )
Sagittaria sagittifolia ( Chieh Ku, Chien Tao Ts'Ao, Pai Ti Li, Shui P'Ing, Suokiu, T'Zu Ku, Yen Wei Ts'Ao )
Setaria italica ( Ch'Ing Liang Mi, Hsiao Mi, Huang Liang Mi, Ku Tzu, Liang, Pai Liang Mi, Shu )
Vinca major ( Turu-Nitiniti-So )
*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.