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Biological Activity Preservative

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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
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
Salvia sp. Chia 1 2, 136
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 2 47, 650
Santalum album White Sandalwood 1 0
Sarcostemma acidum Soma 1 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 1 0
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 0
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 0
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 2 0
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 0
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 2 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 225
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 1 1, 040
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 1 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 16
Spondias dulcis Ambarella 1 200, 000
Spondias pinnata Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 58, 000
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 26, 130
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 1 0