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Biological Activity Preservative

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
FERULIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
FORMIC-ACID not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
QUINOLINE not available Merck 11th Edition
SUCROSE not available Merck 11th Edition
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 2 5, 640
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 545, 000
Apium graveolens Celery 2 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 90
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 2 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 2 20, 000
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 38
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 1 545, 000
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 1 1.980000078678131
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 2 0
Avena sativa Oats 2 0
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 2 0
Basella alba Vinespinach 1 0