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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
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 3 3, 680, 000
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 0.5
Galipea officinalis Angostura 1 0
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 1 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 2 47, 200
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 3 71, 708
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 366, 800
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 54, 600
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 2 6
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 2 26, 400
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 15, 000
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 2 0
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 1 0
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 1 0