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Biological Activity Acidifier

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
TARTARIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 94
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 1 0
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 1 87, 400
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 1 0
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 0
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 1 0
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 1 0
Carica papaya Papaya 1 23, 333
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 1 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 1 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 0
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 0
Euonymus atropurpureus Burning Bush; Wahoo 1 0