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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
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 12, 600
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 2 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 261, 300
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 2 340
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 0
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 1, 430
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 2 3, 864
Citrus sinensis Orange 2 1, 208
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 452, 970
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 23, 680
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 1 0
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 10, 325
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 2 83, 055
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 2 228, 291
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 1 325, 000
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 1 0