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Biological Activity Soap

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
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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 1 4, 500
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 1 9, 340
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 1 3, 544, 200
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 1 531, 935
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 1 48, 140
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 1 44, 360
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 2 77, 103
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 2 6, 184
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 1 537, 000
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 1 1, 925
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 30, 000
Daucus carota Carrot 2 15, 275
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 1, 080
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 0
Dipsacus fullonum not available 1 5, 660
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 1 3, 050
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 1 24, 900
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 0