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Biological Activity Decongestant

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 Duke, 1992 *
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.
CAMPHOR not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
EPHEDRINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
EUCALYPTOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
L-EPHEDRINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
L-SYNEPHRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 1 222, 320
Eucalyptus cladocalyx not available 1 330
Eucalyptus cuprea not available 1 6, 160
Eucalyptus dealbata not available 1 730
Eucalyptus desquamata not available 1 24, 390
Eucalyptus diversicolor not available 1 3, 565
Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha not available 1 4, 025
Eucalyptus erythrandra not available 1 4, 630
Eucalyptus fasiculosa not available 1 1, 515
Eucalyptus forrestiana not available 1 5, 635
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 1 8, 533, 350
Eucalyptus incrassata not available 1 8, 610
Eucalyptus intertexta not available 1 7, 455
Eucalyptus lansdowneana not available 1 48
Eucalyptus largisparsa not available 1 4, 030
Eucalyptus leucoxylon not available 1 180
Eucalyptus maculata Gum 1 1, 260
Eucalyptus maideni not available 1 10, 980
Eucalyptus melanophloia not available 1 22
Eucalyptus melliodora not available 1 12, 735