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Biological Activity Antiherpetic?

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
LYSINE-HYDROCHLORIDE 312-1,248 mg/man/day/orl Martindale's 28th
TRIACONTANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 25-60 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 56
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 5.599999904632568
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 187
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 17
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 15.299999713897705
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 10.199999809265137
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 20
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 28
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 20.999999046325684
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 4.199999809265137
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 1 8
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 0
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 1 20
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 1 28
Eriocaulon sp Oriental Pipewort 1 21
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 1 15.300000429153442
Erythroxylum coca Coca 1 29
Erythroxylum novogranatense Coca 1 55
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 1 42