Of interest to pharmaceutical, nutritional, and biomedical researchers, as well as individuals and companies involved with alternative therapies and and herbal products, this database is one of the world's leading repositories of ethnobotanical data, evolving out of the extensive compilations by the former Chief of USDA's Economic Botany Laboratory in the Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland, in particular his popular Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1992). In addition to Duke's own publications, the database documents phytochemical information and quantitative data collected over many years through research results presented at meetings and symposia, and findings from the published scientific literature. The current Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases facilitate plant, chemical, bioactivity, and ethnobotany searches. A large number of plants and their chemical profiles are covered, and data are structured to support browsing and searching in several user-focused ways. For example, users can get a list of chemicals and activities for a specific plant of interest, using either its scientific or common name download a list of chemicals and their known activities in PDF or spreadsheet form find plants with chemicals known for a specific biological activity display a list of chemicals with their LD toxicity data find plants with potential cancer-preventing activity display a list of plants for a given ethnobotanical use find out which plants have the highest levels of a specific chemical References to the supporting scientific publications are provided for each specific result. Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Duke-Source-CSV.zip. File Name: Duke-Source-CSV.zipResource Description: Dr. Duke's Phytochemistry and Ethnobotany - raw database tables for archival purposes. Visit https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/search for the interactive web version of the database.Resource Title: Data Dictionary (preliminary). File Name: DrDukesDatabaseDataDictionary-prelim.csvResource Description: This Data Dictionary describes the columns for each table. [Note that this is in progress and some variables are yet to be defined or are unused in the current implementation. Please send comments/suggestions to nal-adc-curator@ars.usda.gov ]

Abstract:

These Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases offer convenient search functionalities for plants, chemicals, bioactivity, and ethnobotany. They cover a wide range of plants and their chemical profiles, allowing users to browse and search in various user-oriented ways. This is a resource that caters to pharmaceutical, biomedical, and nutritional researchers, looking to improve the treatment of diseases in a natural way. The data originates from extensive compilations by a former Chief of USDA's Economic Botany Laboratory, specifically their Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Users can download a PDF or spreadsheet format containing chemical lists and their known activities.

Instruction:

Data was cleaned and duplicates were removed.

Inspiration:

The dataset was uploaded to UBRITE for "DGR_DEPOT” summer 2023 team project.

Acknowledgements:

Duke, J. A. (1992). Database of Biologically Active Phytochemicals and Their Activity. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press. ISBN 9780849336713. 183 pp. [Available on diskette with manual. https://www.crcpress.com/Database-of-Biologically-Active-Phytochemicals-... ]

U-BRITE Last Updated July 5, 2023

Abstract:

These Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases offer convenient search functionalities for plants, chemicals, bioactivity, and ethnobotany. They cover a wide range of plants and their chemical profiles, allowing users to browse and search in various user-oriented ways. This is a resource that caters to pharmaceutical, biomedical, and nutritional researchers, looking to improve the treatment of diseases in a natural way. The data originates from extensive compilations by a former Chief of USDA's Economic Botany Laboratory, specifically their Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Users can download a PDF or spreadsheet format containing chemical lists and their known activities.

Instruction:

Data was cleaned and duplicates were removed.

Inspiration:

The dataset was uploaded to UBRITE for "DGR_DEPOT” summer 2023 team project.

Acknowledgements:

Duke, J. A. (1992). Database of Biologically Active Phytochemicals and Their Activity. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press. ISBN 9780849336713. 183 pp. [Available on diskette with manual. https://www.crcpress.com/Database-of-Biologically-Active-Phytochemicals-... ]

U-BRITE Last Updated July 5, 2023

Abstract:

These Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases offer convenient search functionalities for plants, chemicals, bioactivity, and ethnobotany. They cover a wide range of plants and their chemical profiles, allowing users to browse and search in various user-oriented ways. This is a resource that caters to pharmaceutical, biomedical, and nutritional researchers, looking to improve the treatment of diseases in a natural way. The data originates from extensive compilations by a former Chief of USDA's Economic Botany Laboratory, specifically their Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Users can download a PDF or spreadsheet format containing chemical lists and their known activities.

Instruction:

Data was cleaned and duplicates were removed.

Inspiration:

The dataset was uploaded to UBRITE for "DGR_DEPOT” summer 2023 team project.

Acknowledgements:

Duke, J. A. (1992). Database of Biologically Active Phytochemicals and Their Activity. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press. ISBN 9780849336713. 183 pp. [Available on diskette with manual. https://www.crcpress.com/Database-of-Biologically-Active-Phytochemicals-... ]

U-BRITE Last Updated July 5, 2023

Abstract:

These Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases offer convenient search functionalities for plants, chemicals, bioactivity, and ethnobotany. They cover a wide range of plants and their chemical profiles, allowing users to browse and search in various user-oriented ways. This is a resource that caters to pharmaceutical, biomedical, and nutritional researchers, looking to improve the treatment of diseases in a natural way. The data originates from extensive compilations by a former Chief of USDA's Economic Botany Laboratory, specifically their Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Users can download a PDF or spreadsheet format containing chemical lists and their known activities.

Instruction:

Data was cleaned and duplicates were removed.

Inspiration:

The dataset was uploaded to UBRITE for "DGR_DEPOT” summer 2023 team project.

Acknowledgements:

Duke, J. A. (1992). Database of Biologically Active Phytochemicals and Their Activity. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press. ISBN 9780849336713. 183 pp. [Available on diskette with manual. https://www.crcpress.com/Database-of-Biologically-Active-Phytochemicals-... ]

U-BRITE Last Updated June 20, 2023