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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
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 2 71
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 1 92
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 3, 000
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 1 10, 110
Piper betel Betel Pepper 1 2, 130
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 2 137.10000228881836
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 30
Pisum sativum Pea 2 9, 537
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 31
Plantago major Common Plantain 2 2.5
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 2 2.0999999046325684
Platonia insignis Bakuri; Pacouri 1 2, 380
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 2 54
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 1 17, 160
Polygala tenuifolia Chinese Senega 1 12
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 2 162.5
Polymnia edulis Andean Jicama 1 1, 400
Polystichum polyblepharum Chinese Polystichum 1 60
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 2 14, 120
Pothomorphe sp. Santiago 1 0