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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
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 3 235, 278
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 1 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 3 448, 500
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 2 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 2 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 2 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 3 43, 500
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 2 19, 580
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 3 4, 176, 990
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 3 661, 832
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 3 77, 295
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 2 65, 810
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 3 108, 075
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 3 6, 810
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 3 711, 000
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 3 2, 260
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 2 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 2 30, 000