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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
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 120, 000
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Melilotus alba White Melilot 1 30, 000
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 135, 000
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 240, 000
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 3, 085, 000
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 570, 988
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 20, 000
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 1 749, 000
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 551, 645
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 200, 000
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 480, 000
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 640, 000
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 600, 000
Paullinia cupana Guarana 1 60, 000
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 693, 000
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 206, 000