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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
Juglans regia English Walnut 2 50, 740
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 2 14, 097
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 6, 333
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 52, 800
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 450
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 363, 000
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 408, 340
Lens culinaris Lentil 2 3, 056
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 1 0
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 1 45, 600
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 10
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 4, 750
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 225, 030
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 128, 100
Lupinus albus White Lupine 2 8, 655
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 3, 636