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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
Glycine max Soybean 2 126, 082
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 4, 536
Gossypium sp Cotton 2 104, 328
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 0
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 0
Hedera helix Ivy 1 45, 630
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 700, 000
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 51, 105
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 1 656, 400
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 48, 072
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 1 219, 396
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 1 4, 087
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 1 0
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 1 72, 960
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 324, 480
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 348, 924
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 349, 845