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Biological Activity Antitartar

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
MENTHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SALICYLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Acinos suaveolens not available 1 3
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 500
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 1 5, 988
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 1 0
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 1 291
Camellia sinensis Tea 2 0
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 1 0
Carica papaya Papaya 1 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 1 0
Chiococca alba Timaque 1 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 0
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 1 0
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 1 145