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Biological Activity Sunscreen

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
RUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SILYMARIN not available Jim Duke's personal files.
SQUALENE not available Duke, 1992 *
TODDACULINE not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE not available Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 8 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 2 3, 600
Humulus lupulus Hops 6 2, 000
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 1 0
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 1 0
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 1 0
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 2 0
Hydrangea paniculata Peegee 2 41, 000
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 1 0
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 3 0
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 7 189, 000
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 2 0
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 2 0
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 1 0
Inonotus obliquus not available 1 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 1 0
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 3 0
Ipomoea purga Jalap 1 120, 000
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 1 0
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 3 35