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'''Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases''' is an online database developed by James A. Duke at the [[Organization:USDA|USDA]].

The databases report species, [[Chemistry:Phytochemical|phytochemical]]s, and [[Biology:Biological activity|biological activity]], as well as ethnobotanical uses.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.15482/USDA.ADC/1239279| title=Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases| year=2016| last1=Duke| first1=James A.| publisher=Ag Data Commons|type = Data Set}}</ref>

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. Also included are links to nutritional databases, plants and cancer treatments and other plant-related databases.

The content of the database is licensed under the [[Creative Commons license#Zero .2F public domain|Creative Commons CC0]] public domain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Show Help|url=https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/help/index/about|website=phytochem.nal.usda.gov|language=en}}</ref>

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130724033636/http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/ Phytochemical Database]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141227143201/http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/plants.html Multiple Activities Menu]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/dev/all.html Dr. Duke Youtube Video]

==References==
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(dataset) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1992-2016. Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Home Page, http://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/ {{PD-notice}}


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