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Biological Activity Asthma-preventive

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 1,000 mg/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 1 1, 200
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 5, 601
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 3, 379.7999954223633
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 3, 000
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 5, 190
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 1, 520
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 675
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 42
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 5, 720
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 6, 510
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 1, 005
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 195
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 4, 504
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 35, 988
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 13, 134
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 2, 952
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 0
Macadamia spp Macadamia 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 300
Malpighia glabra Acerola 1 172, 231