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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
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 750, 000
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 1 580, 000
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 1 2, 485, 200
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 1 600, 000
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 0
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 1 2, 133, 600
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Phytelephas aequatorialis EQUATORIAL IVORY PALM 1 129, 021
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 1 280, 000
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 1 250, 000
Ipomoea purga Jalap 1 0
Crotalaria juncea Sunhemp 1 411, 000
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 640, 000
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 1 240, 000
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 220, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 2, 416, 920
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 420, 000
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 0