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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
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 655, 340
Daucus carota Carrot 1 25, 200
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 1, 486, 000
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 1, 600, 000
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 200, 000
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 0
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 2, 857, 000
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 360, 000
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 1 400, 000
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 400, 000
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 670, 000
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 320, 000
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 1, 360, 000
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 1 10, 000
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 860, 000
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 1 262, 600
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 1, 221, 000
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 1, 240, 000
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 1 0