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Biological Activity Deodorant

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
CHARCOAL not available Martindale's 29th
CHLOROPHYLL not available Merck 11th Edition
CURCUMIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
PROANTHOCYANIDINS not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PROCYANIDINS not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
TERPINOLENE 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 Martindale's 28th
UNDECYLENIC-ACID not available Can. Pharm. Assoc. Medication. 1988
ZINC not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 1 84
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 1 17
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 96
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 1 2
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 1 45
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 76
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 48
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 120
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 1 44
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 310
Lippia graveolens Oregano 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 1 676
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 1 35
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 0.800000011920929
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 21
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 1 25
Lupinus albus White Lupine 1 53
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 473
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 150
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 56