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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
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 17, 820
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 1 500, 000
Phytelephas aequatorialis EQUATORIAL IVORY PALM 1 129, 021
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 1 0
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 100, 000
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 1, 380, 000
Piper betel Betel Pepper 1 31, 000
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 1 430, 000
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 1, 695, 000
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Pisum sativum Pea 1 434, 000
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 126, 000
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 163, 600
Prunus persica Peach 1 36, 000
Psidium guajava Guava 1 132, 000
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 4, 190, 400
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 900, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 1 800, 000
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 150, 000