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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
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 0
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 1 0
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 406, 000
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 160, 000
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 15, 000
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 540, 000
Rumex hymenosepalus Canaigre 1 400, 000
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 1 240, 000
Salix alba White Willow 1 0
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 1 0
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 2, 000
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 1, 000, 000
Simaba cedron Cedron 1 360, 000
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 1 250, 000
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 1 250, 000
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 800, 000
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 270, 600
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 1 635, 000
Teucrium montanum Mountain Germander 1 22, 000