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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Sunscreen

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
FERULIC-ACID Chemical Marketing Reporter; a weekly tabloid, 9/10/92.
FRAXETIN IC95=20 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
FRAXETIN IC98=50 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
FRAXIN IC23=20 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
FRAXIN IC73=50 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
GLABRIDIN *
LAWSONE 0.25% *
OPC *
OPCS *
P-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID 5-15% Martindale's 28th
P-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID IC47=2.5 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
P-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID IC93=25 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
P-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID IC95=5 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
PABA IC47=2.5 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
PABA IC93=25 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
PABA IC95=5 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
PARA-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID (PABA) *
PROCYANIDIN-A-2 *
PROCYANIDINS *
PROPYL-GALLATE Martindale's 28th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 4 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 4 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 2 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 0
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 2 40, 000
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 460, 000
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 8 16, 320
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 2 0
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0
Zea mays Corn 5 29.099999964237213
Zingiber officinale Ginger 3 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 45, 000