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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Cosmetic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(9S,10R)-9,10-DIHYDROXYSTEARIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AESCULETIN *
AESCULIN *
ALKANNIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-BISABOLOL Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990.
BEHENIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAMPHOR Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESCULETIN *
ESCULIN *
IRIDIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LAWSONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MYRISTIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
N-HENTRIACONTANE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P-ANISALDEHYDE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
STEARIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Coffea arabica Coffee 2 12, 800
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 2 0
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 1 5, 000
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 405
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 2 25, 890
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 3 189, 078
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 1 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 2 123, 500
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 3 0
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 3 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 2 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 2 39, 000
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 1 10, 240
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 3 632, 790
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 2 129, 897
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 2 29, 155
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 1 21, 450
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 2 33, 780
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 2 795