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Biological Activity Demulcent

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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
MUCILAGE not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 3 205, 000
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 2 48, 320
Teucrium montanum Mountain Germander 1 16, 000
Teucrium polium Golden Germander 1 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 2 37, 000
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 1 0
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 2 0
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 2 2, 576, 000
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 8, 400
Tulipa gesneriana Tulip 1 0
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1 151, 000
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 700, 000
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 1 0
Urginea indica Indian Squill; Sea-Onion 1 1, 020, 000
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 3 0
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 120, 000
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 150, 000
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 2 27, 900
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 700, 000