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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
PUFAS not available Martindale's 28th
PYRIDOXINE 50 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
RESORCINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 200 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
SULFUR not available Martindale's 29th
TERPINEN-4-OL not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
TIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 135 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
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