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Biological Activity Emollient

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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
AGAR not available Burkill, H. M. 1985-1995. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Edition 2. 960 pp.
GLYCEROL not available Merck 11th Edition
PARAFFIN not available Martindale's 29th
STARCH not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Pisum sativum Pea 1 434, 000
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 126, 000
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 5, 000
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 163, 600
Prunus persica Peach 1 36, 000
Psidium guajava Guava 1 132, 000
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 4, 190, 400
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 900, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 1 800, 000
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 150, 000
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 0
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 1 0
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 406, 000
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 160, 000
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 15, 000
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 540, 000
Rumex hymenosepalus Canaigre 1 400, 000
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 1 240, 000