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Biological Activity Counterirritant

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
1,8-CINEOLE not available Martindale's 29th
2-NAPTHOL not available Merck 11th Edition
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ARNIDIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR not available Martindale's 28th
FENCHONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FORADIOL not available Tyler, V.E.. 1994.
FORMIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
MENTHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SALICYLATE not available Merck 11th Edition
THUJONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
THYMOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
THYMYL-ACETATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VERATRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 2, 592
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 3 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 4 123, 200
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 4 81, 800
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 3 773
Artemisia salsoloides not available 2 296, 500
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2 0
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 1 6, 600
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 1 5, 988
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 1 0
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 1 0
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 1 11, 760
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 2 60
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 1 0
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 4 404