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

Biological Activity Dentifrice

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE Martindale's 29th
CHRYSANTHENONE Tobacco stain remover *
CYCLOPENTADECANOLIDE 10,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ETHYL-ANISATE 10-May Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-SALICYLATE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
THYMOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 1 47, 520
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 37
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 0
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 1 2, 342
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 2 30
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 1 447
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 2 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 2 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 1 2.299999952316284
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 2 6, 333
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 2 133, 703
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 1 21, 000
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 1 0
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 14, 000
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 1 54
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 2 5, 571, 000