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Biological Activity Mucolytic

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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
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 745
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 873
Prunus domestica Plum 1 699
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 13
Prunus persica Peach 2 1, 127
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 2, 830
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 2, 100
Psidium guajava Guava 1 18, 323
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 570
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 1, 026
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 5, 088
Pyrus communis Pear 2 250
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 1, 320
Quercus alba White Oak 1 127
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 21, 081
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 4, 414
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 1 120
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 2 10, 030
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 2 5, 108