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Biological Activity Anticold

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 1-2 g/man/day Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 29th
ZINC 50 mg Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 1 0
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 272
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 2 13, 254
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 10, 174
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 9, 347.300000190735
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 9, 875
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 2 673
Aloe spp. Aloe 2 6, 261.100000023842
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 2 14, 060
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 5, 532
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 2 6, 560
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 2 6, 371
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 5, 030
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 1 192
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 2 329
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 40
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 2 20, 535
Ananas comosus Pineapple 2 4, 184