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Biological Activity Detoxicant

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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.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 1 30
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 4, 504
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 35, 988
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 13, 134
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 2, 952
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 2 0
Lycopus uniflorus One-Flowered Bugle 1 174
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 3 26
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 1 0
Macadamia spp Macadamia 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 300
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Malpighia glabra Acerola 1 172, 231
Malus domestica Apple 2 9, 417
Malva neglecta Cheeses; Common Mallow 1 2, 350
Malva parviflora Cheeseweed 1 4, 745
Malva sylvestris High Mallow 1 2, 855
Mammea americana Mamey 1 1, 515
Mangifera indica Mango 2 4, 190