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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
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 30
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 1 24
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 84
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 1 23, 348
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 20
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 377
Pyrus communis Pear 1 26.600000381469727
Quercus alba White Oak 1 184.40000009536743
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 1 92
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 155
Quercus stellata Post Oak 1 52
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 93
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 22
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 101
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 14
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 10
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 46
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 2 2, 273
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 1 39
Rhus copallina Dwarf Sumac; Winged Sumac 1 448