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Biological Activity Soap

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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
PALMITIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PALMITOLEIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RICINOLEIC-ACID 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
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 2 21, 520
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 2 130, 842
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 37, 800
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 0
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 2 39, 300
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 12, 720
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 1 14, 396
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 2 5, 935
Azadirachta indica Neem 1 71, 550
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 246, 140
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 1 1, 149, 500
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 1 2, 820
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 2 467, 008
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 6, 624
Bidens pilosa not available 2 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 1 33, 800