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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
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 1 12
Teucrium oxylepis 3 3.2500000558793545
Teucrium polium Iberian Golden Germander; Golden Germander 2 4
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia 3 0.5209999904036522
Teucrium salviastrum 3 0.9800000190734863
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 3 1.5799999833106995
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 0
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 1 0
Thymus broussonettii Moroccan Thyme 1 0
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 3 117
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 2 2, 455
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 2 6, 430
Thymus longicaulis Kekik; Tas Kekik 2 63.200000047683716
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 2 7, 950
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 1 718
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 1 25
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 1 10
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 1 38
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 2 135
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 2 140