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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Lubricant

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ERUCIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MYRISTIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PALMITIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
STEARIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 2 3, 880
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 0
Ruta graveolens Rue 2 0
Salvia officinalis Sage 2 0
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 2 30, 987
Salvia sp. Chia 3 94, 320
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 110, 080
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 3 0
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 1 72, 000
Santalum album White Sandalwood 1 0
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 2 16, 800
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 1 0
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 2 0
Schoenocaulon officinale Sabadilla 1 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 2 0
Secale cereale Rye 3 3, 180
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 2 12, 510
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 3 410, 610
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 3 1, 343, 520
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 3 356, 000