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Chemical WAX

Chemical ID
WAX
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Alpinia galanga Rhizome not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Anamirta cocculus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Seed not available 9000.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Bixa orellana Testa not available 30000.0 not available Duke, J. A. and duCellier, J. L. 1993. CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL 33431. 536 pp. US $312.50.
Centaurea cyanus Hull Husk not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Centaurea cyanus Flower not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Cinchona spp Bark not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Coffea arabica Seed 10000.0 14000.0 1.3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Cryptostegia grandifolia Leaf 13000.0 15000.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Eleutherococcus senticosus Root not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Erythroxylum coca Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Euphorbia lathyris Leaf not available 2000.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Ginkgo biloba Leaf 7000.0 10000.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Helianthus annuus Pericarp 4200.0 4600.0 -1.0 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Hordeum vulgare Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Krameria triandra Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melissa officinalis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myrica cerifera Fruit 5000.0 10000.0 -1.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Myroxylon balsamum Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Oenanthe aquatica Fruit 20000.0 30000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *