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Biological Activity Mucolytic

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ACETIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
ACETYLCYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g/woman/day Martindale's 28th
BROMELAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CHYMOTRYPSIN not available Martindale's 29th
METHYL-CYSTEINE-HYDROCHLORIDE 200 mg/3 x day/man/ Martindale's 28th
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE 200 mg/1-3x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
PAPAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 1 5, 420
Iris x germanica Orris 1 9, 930
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 0
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 28, 052
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 19, 200
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 5, 601
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 3, 379.7999954223633
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 3, 000
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 5, 190
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 1, 520
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 0
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 675
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 42
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 5, 720
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 6, 510
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 1, 005
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 195