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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
Pourouma cecropiaefolia Tree Grape; Uvilla 1 110
Pouteria caimito Abiu; Caimito 1 3, 780
Pouteria campechiana Canistel 1 1, 475
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 2, 720
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 50
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 783
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 880
Prunus domestica Plum 2 830
Prunus dulcis Almond 2 50
Prunus persica Peach 2 1, 195.5
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 2, 830
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 816
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 2, 100
Psidium guajava Guava 2 18, 343
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 723
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 1, 026
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 30
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 1 24
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 5, 088
Pyrus communis Pear 2 276.6000003814697