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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
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 2 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 300, 000
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 2 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 1 30, 000
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 28, 000
Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant 1 0
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 2 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 2 142, 400
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 30, 000
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 70, 865
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 2 70, 000
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 1 279, 000
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 2 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 3 0