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Biological Activity Probiotic

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
INULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 58, 000
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 750, 000
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 1 35, 000
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 170, 000
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 160, 000
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 1 360, 000
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 1 0
Taraxacum mongolicum Mongoloid Dandelion 1 0
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 300, 000
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 1 0
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1 0