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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
Apium graveolens Celery 3 44, 693
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 3 26, 620
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 3 149, 350
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 3 37, 800
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 2 60, 480
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 2 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 2 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 3 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 11, 660
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 12, 720
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 3 21, 476
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 3 6, 322
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 1 0
Azadirachta indica Neem 3 153, 180
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 3 406, 600
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 2 1, 996, 500
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 2 4, 100
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 3 795, 200