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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
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 2 310
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 2 150
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 1 57
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 2 1, 874, 026.5
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 1 100
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 2 15, 400
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 2 19, 443
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 1 2
Trichostemma dichotomum Blue Curls 1 3
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 1 0
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 0
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 19
Turnera diffusa Damiana 3 80, 003.70000004768
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1 25
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 2 1, 480
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 85.39999961853027
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 2 7
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 1 26.09999942779541