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Biological Activity Anticytomegalovirus

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
EMODIN ED50=1.1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-BIANTHRONE ED50=0.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RHEIN ED50=1.1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 2 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 1 0
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 2 0
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 26, 800
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 2 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 9, 027
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 14, 990
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 1 0
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 0
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 10, 408
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 2 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 1 0
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 1, 800
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 2 0