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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
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 42
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 2 34
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 2 295
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 2 2, 492
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 2 259, 420
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 104
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 2 783
Phragmites australis Common Reed; Ditch Reed; Giant Reed; Reed Grass 1 36, 400
Phyllanthus acidus Indian Gooseberry; Otaheite Gooseberry 1 2, 558
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 2 85, 984
Physalis alkekingi Bladderherb; Lantern 1 8, 000
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 2 531
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 1 5, 730
Phytelephas aequatorialis EQUATORIAL IVORY PALM 1 61
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 1 16, 184
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 2 12, 565
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 2 272
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 36
Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon 1 10
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 1 88