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Biological Activity Antiacne

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
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ANACARDIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
AZELAIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BAICALEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BETA-CAROTENE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CAMPHOR not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOTANSHINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PUFA not available Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 4 93, 920
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 108
Abies alba Silver-Fir 1 826
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 1 5, 050
Abies sachalinensis Japanese Fir; Shin-Yo-Yu 1 5, 400
Abies spectabilis not available 1 515
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 49, 875
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 1 372, 700
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 4 253, 230
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 0
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 2 19
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 13 8, 696.200000047684
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 51
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 5 24
Acinos suaveolens not available 5 10, 933
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 26
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 6 19, 980
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 36