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Biological Activity Antiamebic

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 Dosage Reference
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN not available Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
AKAGERINE IC50=17.1 mg/ml Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
ALANTOLACTONE not available Abstract (See species file)
ALSTONINE not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
ANNOMONTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGENIN not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
BORRERINE not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
CINCHOPHYLLINE not available Wealth of India.
ISOALANTOLACTONE not available Abstract (See species file)
RAPANONE 200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTAMINE not available 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
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 1 0
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 2 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 1 31, 000
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 1 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 1 0
Cuscuta europaea European dodder 1 0
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 0
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 40
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 2 41, 468
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 0
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 0
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 0