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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
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 15, 900
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 0
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 3 700, 124
Veratrum album White Hellebore 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 66, 400
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 2 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 16, 000
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 36, 000
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 105, 000
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 1, 000
Zea mays Corn 2 19, 027
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 624, 000