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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
Phyllanthus niruri Seed On The Leaf 1 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 1 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 1 2, 000
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 1 0
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 1 140
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 176
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 1 798
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 32
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 450
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 1 1, 400
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 0
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 620
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 3, 016
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 0.5
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 0
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 0
Ruta graveolens Rue 1 0