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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
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 2 2, 042
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 17
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 0
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 1, 270
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 2 2, 544.2999997138977
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 2 5, 976.199999809265
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 1, 000
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 725
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 2 77
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 1 163
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 1 317
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 28
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 2 1, 020.9999990463257
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 3 44, 246.199999809265
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 1 8
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 2 416
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 1 20
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 2 868
Eriocaulon sp Oriental Pipewort 1 21