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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
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 0
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 1 7, 550
Tropaeolum tuberosum Anu; Mashua 1 9, 600
Tulipa gesneriana Tulip 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 1 983
Ullucus tuberosus Melloco; Ulluco 1 3, 500
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 2 6, 060
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 2 878.6999999880791
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 3, 600
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 4, 950.959999978542
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 5, 595
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 2 0
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 302
Veratrum album White Hellebore 1 0
Veratrum viride American Hellebore; Indian Poke 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 3, 880
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 504, 400
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0