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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
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 1 34, 646
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 2 43, 374
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 2 7, 344
Carapa guianensis Andiroba 1 65, 000
Carica papaya Papaya 2 224, 762
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 1 18, 780
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 2 88, 280
Carya illinoensis Pecan 1 0
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 1 4, 958
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1 0
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 1 181, 035
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 128, 000
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 1 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 1 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 1 4, 215
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 1 0
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 2 11, 600
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 1 13, 204
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 2 30, 252