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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
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 2 11, 200
Murraya sp None 1 450
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 200
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 2 1, 000
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 13.600000381469727
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 2 3, 000
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 1, 800
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 40, 000
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 1 11, 050
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 7, 300
Petiveria alliacea Anamu; Guinea Hen Leaf; Mucura 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 1 4, 700
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 5, 200
Pfaffia paniculata Suma; Pfaffia 1 2.5999999046325684
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 1 17, 204
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 590
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 1, 640