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Biological Activity Amebicide

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
10-METHOXYCINCHONAMINE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
3-ALPHA,17-ALPHA-CINCHOPHYLLINE IC50=1.88 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
3-ALPHA,17-BETA-CINCHOPHYLLINE IC50=3.50 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
3-BETA,17-BETA-CINCHOPHYLLINE IC50=1.62 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
ACROPTILIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AILANTHINONE IC50=0.132 uM Duke, 1992 *
AILANTHONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALLICIN 30 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ANEMONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARICINE IC50=3.6 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ASIATICOSIDE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BERBERASTINE EC83=100 ug/ml orl rat Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE 200 ug/ml Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BERBERINE EC83=100 ug/ml orl rat Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE-HYDROCHLORIDE 10 ug/ml Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE-SULFATE 0.5-1 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEANTIN IC50=0.035 uM Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEINE-A IC50=0.1-0.3 ug/ml Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
BRUCEINE-A IC50=0.222 uM Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEINE-B IC50=0.1-0.3 ug/ml Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 70
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 3 0
Alangium lamarckii not available 2 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 28, 670
Andira inermis Cabbage Bark 1 0
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 1 0
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 820
Azadirachta indica Neem 1 4, 000
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 1 506, 600
Carica papaya Papaya 1 4, 200
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 1 2, 400
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 3 96, 900
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Cinchona officinalis Lojabark; Quinine 4 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 7 312, 452