Presents an alphabetical tabulation of 3,000 biologically active phytochemicals (elements and compounds) from higher plants. This book helps locate the concentration of many compounds in plants and compare this data with dosage information to calculate how much of a given plant food it would take to cause lethality and antioxidant activity.

Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1929, James A. "Jim" Duke is a Phi Beta Kappa Ph.D. (botany, 1961) graduate of the University of North Carolina.

Alphabetical list, The Author, Introduction, Instructions for Searching the Database