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Biological Activity Occuloirritant

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
AGROSTEMMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID not available Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
COCAINE not available Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
DIALLYL-SULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE not available Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
GITHAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 5, 760
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 0
Agrostemma githago Corn Cockle; Cockle; Corn-Campion; Corn-Pink 1 188, 000
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 960
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 315
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 0
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 0
Andira araroba Araroba 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 43, 600
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 20, 200
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 773
Artemisia salsoloides not available 1 210, 000