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Biological Activity Absorbent

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
STARCH not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 0
Tulipa gesneriana Tulip 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 0
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Caladium bicolor Heart Of Jesus 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 1 0
Lolium temulentum Darnel; Tares 1 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 1 0
Andira inermis Cabbage Bark 1 0
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 1 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 0
Cinchona spp Quinine 1 0
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Ipomoea purga Jalap 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0