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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
Lygodium japonicum Climbing Fern 1 23
Macadamia spp Macadamia 1 18
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 50
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 50
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 50
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 1 27
Malus domestica Apple 3 36
Mangifera indica Mango 1 11.399999618530273
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 1 57
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 2 0
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 1 487, 325
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 1 800
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 1 750
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 1 8
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 84
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 2 35
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 3 4, 646
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 3 150
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 3 0