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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Mucolytic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ACETIC-ACID Martindale's 29th
ACETYLCYSTEINE *
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g/woman/day Martindale's 28th
BROMELAIN *
CHYMOTRYPSIN 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 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 1 9, 870
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 1 2, 800
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 960
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 1 0
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 1 828
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 90
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 1 4, 120
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 762
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 2, 220
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 2 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 775
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 200
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 140
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 194
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 609
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 18, 660
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 1, 855
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 0
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 1, 270