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Biological Activity Comedogenic

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
SULFUR not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 5, 200
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 1 17, 204
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 590
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 1, 640
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 1 3, 250
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 1 5, 030
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 17, 280
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 2, 870
Pisum sativum Pea 1 4, 590
Polystichum polyblepharum Chinese Polystichum 1 2, 100
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 12, 600
Prunus domestica Plum 1 400
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 3, 420
Prunus persica Peach 1 700
Psidium guajava Guava 1 140
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 960
Pyrus communis Pear 1 300
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 1, 160
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 6, 140