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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
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 60, 000
Lupinus albus White Lupine 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 5 24, 036
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 3 0
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 4 0
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 3 0
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 2 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 2 10
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 2 1, 000
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 7 14, 023
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 3 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 5 26, 070
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 5 1, 260
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 4 0