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Biological Activity Bacteriostatic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
TERPINEN-4-OL not available Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 350
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 3
Acinos suaveolens not available 1 1, 400
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 3, 000
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 21
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 0
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 338
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 30
Apium graveolens Celery 1 2, 400
Aralia cordata Udo 1 6
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 5, 675
Artemisia pallens Davana 1 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 1 24, 500
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 1 14, 000
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 1 66