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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
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 3 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 0
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 0
Prunus persica Peach 1 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 2 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 2 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 1 0
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 0
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 0
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 2, 230
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 0
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 0