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Biological Activity Irritant

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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
SORBIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
STYRENE not available Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
TERPINEN-4-OL not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
THYMOL not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
THYMYL-ACETATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VANILLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Actaea rubra Red Baneberry 1 0
Actaea spicata European Baneberry 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 5 9, 454
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 3 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 5 359, 990
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 2 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 5 215
Agastache nepetoides not available 5 184, 126
Agastache rugosa not available 9 20, 000
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 4 2, 808
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 17 9, 000
Agave americana Century Plant; Maguey 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 6 20, 388
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 0
Aleurites fordii Tungoil Tree 1 90, 000
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 1 2, 193, 480
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 2 15, 425
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 0