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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
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 2 9, 782
Juglans regia English Walnut 2 8, 875
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 3, 800
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 3, 200
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 1, 220
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 9, 545
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 8, 400
Lupinus albus White Lupine 1 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 2, 330
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 42
Malus domestica Apple 2 23
Mangifera indica Mango 1 2, 915
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 1 750
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 0
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 19, 180