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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
Andira inermis Cabbage Bark 1 0
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 1 54
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 11 303, 900.6039999835
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 6 469, 599
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 1 29
Angelica laxiflora Tu Huo 1 15
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 7 39.000000178813934
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 2 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 3 93, 515.20000000298
Annona diversifolia Llama 1 0.4000000059604645
Annona glabra Pondapple 1 23
Annona muricata Soursop 3 2, 704.600000023842
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 2 0.20000000298023224
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 3 0.4000000059604645
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 2 68, 910
Apium graveolens Celery 12 408, 882.6470000555
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 1 64, 560
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 7 739, 870.8800000027
Aralia cordata Udo 4 488.75
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 7 372, 814.8000000715