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Biological Activity Comedolytic

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
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 3, 065, 000
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 83, 600
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 1 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 2 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 18, 945
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 1 10, 740
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 4, 075
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 18, 604
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 98, 024
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 69, 360
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 489, 650
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 933, 496
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 600, 000
Zea mays Corn 1 22, 547
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 22, 440