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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
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 2 61, 200
Rosa gallica French Rose 1 8, 470
Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose 1 15
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 1 2, 000
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 1 12, 500
Rosa spp Rose Hips 1 12, 500
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 2 1, 424
Rubia cordifolia Madder 1 39
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry 1 40
Rubus chingii Chinese Raspberry 1 28
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 1 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 2 11, 754
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 2 12, 420
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 12, 000
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 2 32, 432
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 2 516.1999998092651
Ruta graveolens Rue 1 4, 790
Salix alba White Willow 2 70.09999990463257
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 1 36
Salvia officinalis Sage 2 355.90000009536743