An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Biological Activity Detoxicant

Select a Results View:

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
ASCORBIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHARCOAL 50 g/man/orl Martindale's 29th
COSTULONIDE 50-200 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE not available Merck 11th Edition
ELLAGIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCURONIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
L-GLUTATHIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
P-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PABA not available Duke, 1992 *
PARA-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID (PABA) not available Duke, 1992 *
PILOCARPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
TANNIC-ACID not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column.
Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 200
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 140
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 194
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 609
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 18, 660
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 1, 855
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 1 10
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 2 939
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 1, 270
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 2, 529
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 2 5, 966
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 2 1, 000
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 725
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 57
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 1 163
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 1 317
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 119, 081
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 1, 000
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 1 110