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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
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 8, 350
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 6, 100
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 13, 330
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 1, 500
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 1 3, 225
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 3, 225
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 10, 890
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 1 4, 036
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 1, 953
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 4, 756
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 7, 104
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 1, 740
Zea mays Corn 1 1, 140