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Biological Activity Dye

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
QUERCITRIN not available Merck 11th Edition
RHAMNETIN not available Merck 11th Edition
SUCCINIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
XYLOSE not available Merck 11th Edition
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ricinus communis Castorbean 2 0
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 3 150
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 1 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 1 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 1 0
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 1 0
Rubia cordifolia Madder 2 0
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 1 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 2 0
Rubus sp. not available 1 0
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 0
Salix alba White Willow 1 0
Sarcostemma acidum Soma 1 0
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 2, 460
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 0
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 1 0
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 1 0
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 1 0