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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
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 2 0
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 3 13, 450
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 3 14, 814
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 3 20, 976
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 1 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 2 63, 700
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 3 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 3 387, 200
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 3 255
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 0
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 1, 430
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 3 3, 544
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 982
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 3 1, 447, 320
Coffea arabica Coffee 3 36, 480
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 3 0
Colocasia esculenta Taro 2 10, 730
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 2 100, 215