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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
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 0
Lycoris radiata Spider Lily 1 73, 200
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 3 36, 295
Mammea americana Mamey 1 55, 000
Mangifera indica Mango 1 125, 800
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 1 87, 500
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 2 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 1 0
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 0
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 2 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 2 36, 800
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 0
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 70, 865