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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
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 1 0
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 1 0
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 1 0
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 0
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 0
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 66
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 10, 000
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 0
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 2 776
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 3 0
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 2 0
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 1 0