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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
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 1 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 2 420, 001.5
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 1 0
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 1 0
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 1 0
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 0
Citrus limon Lemon 1 40
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 1 44, 000
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 21, 595
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 1 0
Citrus sinensis Orange 2 47, 210
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 2 829, 800
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 1 0
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 1 0