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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
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 2 126, 781.69999998808
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 1 34
Fragaria spp Strawberry 2 11, 315
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 2 0
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 1 17
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 24
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 2 517.2000000476837
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 1 510
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 1 102
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 1 12
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 2 2, 100
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 2 371.80000019073486
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 18
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 56
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 2 2, 390.5999999046326
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 53
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 1 26
Gliricidia sepium Mata Raton 1 3, 145
Glycine max Soybean 2 2, 830
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 2, 505.2000000476837