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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
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 1 0
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 10, 400
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 1 32
Fragaria spp Strawberry 2 1, 270
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 1 7.400000095367432
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 1 6, 600
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 3, 400
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 3 4, 066
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 4, 536
Gossypium sp Cotton 2 0
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 2 9, 760
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 44, 000
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 402
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 1 610
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 1 0
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 2 2, 870