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

Biological Activity Soap

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
PALMITIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PALMITOLEIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RICINOLEIC-ACID 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
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 2 78, 800
Sinapis alba White Mustard 2 9, 213
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 2 29, 250
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 2 3, 718
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 1 3, 870
Solanum tuberosum Potato 2 808
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 1 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 2 5, 344
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 0
Sterculia urens Karaya 1 46, 332
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 1 12, 600
Swertia chirata Chirata; Chiretta 1 0
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 1, 298, 400
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 1 7, 347
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 0
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 1 1, 380
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 1 413, 000
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 2 739, 695
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 0
Terminalia pallida 1 273, 000