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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Rubefacient

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE Martindale's 29th
CAMPHOR *
CAPSAICIN Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
ETHANOL Martindale's 29th
MENTHOL *
NAPTHAQUINONE *
PROPIONIC-ACID Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
RUMICIN *
THYMYL-ACETATE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Satureja subspicata Yugoslav Savory 1 5
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 2 8.5
Sideritis germanicolpitana 1 15
Sideritis mugronensis 1 1, 530
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 2 68
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 2 445
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 1 48
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 153
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 1 86
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 0
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 750
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 2 832, 024
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 2 3, 100
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 2 4, 176
Teucrium arduini 'Croatian Alpine' Germander 1 6
Teucrium asiaticum 3 0.8200000077486038
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 1 0
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 1 6
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 2 6
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 1 0