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Biological Activity Rubefacient

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE not available Martindale's 29th
CAMPHOR not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
ETHANOL not available Martindale's 29th
MENTHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
NAPTHAQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPIONIC-ACID not available 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 not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMYL-ACETATE not available 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 Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 1 276
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 1 196
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 2 21, 010
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 1 3, 840
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 1 0
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 3 720
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 2 0
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 1 134
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 2 724, 020
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 1 24
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 2 9
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 1 1, 000
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 1 520
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 190
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 4
Eucalyptus albens not available 1 755
Eucalyptus angulosa not available 1 365
Eucalyptus astringens not available 1 8, 185