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Biological Activity Keratitigenic

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
ACETIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID not available Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
PILOCARPINE not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 0
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 0
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 1 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 1 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 1 0
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 0
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 49, 344
Rumex hymenosepalus Canaigre 1 12, 000
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 1 0
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 1 0
Schoenocaulon officinale Sabadilla 1 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 1 0
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 6, 000
Sterculia urens Karaya 1 0
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 1 0
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 1 0
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 1 2, 610
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 7, 100