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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Additive

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
PHOSPHORIC-ACID Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
SUCCINIC-ACID FEMA 200-2,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
TARTARIC-ACID Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Spondias mombin Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 30, 000
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 63, 450
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 2 1, 380, 000
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 2 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 0
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 3 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 160
Zea mays Corn 2 0