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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
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 2 97
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 2 752
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 2 5, 733.599999904633
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 2 1, 140
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 3 3, 229, 163
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 1 120
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 30
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 45
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 2 0
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 20
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 228
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 260
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 18.50000023841858
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 1 0
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 2 666, 070
Perilla frutescens Perilla 2 1, 050
Persea americana Avocado 2 16
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 60
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 3 51, 337
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 42