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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 Sort descending 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 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Raphanus sativus Radish 3 6, 487
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 11 1, 820
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 6 5.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 3 24, 360
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 3 0
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 1 0
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 1 0
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 18 407, 350
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 4 43, 888
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 6 13, 004
Ricinus communis Castorbean 3 0
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 1 33, 250
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 4 45, 000
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 6 1, 200
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 9 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 6 4
Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose 1 0