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Biological Activity Antitartar

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
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 190
Erythroxylum coca Coca 1 175
Erythroxylum novogranatense Coca 1 1, 300
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 0
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 1 30, 000
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 0
Gaultheria fragrantissima Indian Wintergreen 1 11, 890
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 1 47, 520
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 0
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 1 10
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 2 1, 030
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 620, 000
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 1 2.299999952316284
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 1 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 1 44
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 0.06599999964237213