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Biological Activity Antiacne

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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
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 69, 360
Viscum album European Mistletoe 5 123
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 489, 650
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 5 86, 243.59999990463
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 10 1, 875, 635.9759991616
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 600, 000
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 3 2, 779.8000000715256
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 5 42.40000057220459
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 15 23, 735.14999973774
Zingiber officinale Ginger 14 92, 242.89999997616
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 2, 163
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 0