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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 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus siderophloia not available 1 2, 065
Eucalyptus sideroxylon not available 1 2, 130
Eucalyptus sp Gum 1 0
Eucalyptus sparsa not available 1 7, 365
Eucalyptus stoatei not available 1 8, 810
Eucalyptus tereticornis not available 1 1, 265
Eucalyptus tetraptera not available 1 4, 890
Eucalyptus viridis not available 1 440
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 2 12, 960
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 2 37
Glycine max Soybean 2 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 0
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 3 3, 138
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 2 1, 060
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 2 478
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 3 620, 000
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 3 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0