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Biological Activity Keratolytic

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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
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
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 1 1, 700
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 3, 800
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 450
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 2, 090
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 1 2, 000
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 1, 000
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 8, 220
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 0
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 0
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 805
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 1 10, 350
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 1 1, 188
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 1 5, 250
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 0
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 195
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 1, 635
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 1, 980