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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
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 2 0
Hydnocarpus kurzii True Chaulmoogra 1 20, 000
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 1 11, 385
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 3 32, 676
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 3 0
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 1 0
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 2 2, 356
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 2 0
Iris x germanica Orris 2 17, 000
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 1 80, 640
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 3 322, 650
Juglans cinerea Butternut 2 13, 418
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 2 36, 805
Juglans regia English Walnut 3 72, 060
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 3 16, 818
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 6, 500
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 2 65, 965
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 2 450
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 363, 000