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Biological Activity Irritant

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
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 1 0
Galeopsis tetrahit Hemp Nettle 1 40
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 1 0
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 1 0
Garcinia cambogia Brindleberry; Malabar Tamarind; Garcinia 1 0
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 1 55, 630
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 3 0
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 1 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 3 693, 600
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 10 50, 466
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 2 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 10 115
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 9 134, 086
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 15 289, 304
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 18, 000
Gossypium sp Cotton 6 136, 370
Grindelia squarrosa Gumweed; Rosinweed 1 0