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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
Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 3 5, 000
Teucrium polium Golden Germander 2 0
Theobroma angustifolium Castarica; Emerald Cacao 2 276, 100
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 2 408, 930
Theobroma cacao Cacao 2 395, 950
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 2 44, 800
Thevetia neriifolia Yellow oleander 2 173, 400
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 2 1, 742, 670
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 2 60, 588
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 1 0
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 2 8, 000
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 2 50, 100
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 3 0
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 2 1, 918, 500
Triticum aestivum Wheat 3 0
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 1 72, 000
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 3 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 2 27, 000
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 2 249, 000