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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
RUTIN *
SILYMARIN Jim Duke's personal files.
SQUALENE *
TODDACULINE *
UMBELLIFERONE Merck 11th Edition
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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