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Biological Activity Keratolytic

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
ALLANTOIN not available Martindale's 28th
CHRYSAROBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
JUGLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTIC-ACID not available Martindale's 28th
PAPAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RESORCINOL not available Martindale's 28th
SALICYLIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SULFUR not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 1, 400
Abies alba Silver-Fir 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 1 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 0
Agrostemma githago Corn Cockle; Cockle; Corn-Campion; Corn-Pink 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 1, 400
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 8, 150
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 10, 571
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 400
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 530
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 2 4, 800
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 200
Andira araroba Araroba 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 22, 350