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Biological Activity Antiherpetic

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
1,2,3,4,6-PENTA-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
1-O-GALLOYL-PEDUNCULAGIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
10-METHOXYCAMPTOTHECIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACEMANNAN 1 g/day Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE-PHOSPHATE not available Martindale's 29th
AESCIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
AJOENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLITHIAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOE-EMODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-APOPICROPODOPHYLLOTOXIN IC50=0.25 uM Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PELTATIN IC69=414 ppb Bedows, E. and Hatfield, G.M. An Investigation of the Antiviral Activity of Podophyllum peltatum. J. Nat. Prod. 45: 725.
ANHYDROPODOPHYLLOL MIC=250 nM Duke, 1992 *
ANHYDROSCHUMMIFICINE EC50=0.06 uM Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 20-54 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
APOGOSSYPOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 1-5 g/day Duke, 1992 *
ATALAPHILLIDINE IC50=<1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 8 75, 176
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 10.399999618530273
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 4 205, 589
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 6 40, 714
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 3 460, 604
Viscum album European Mistletoe 2 7, 500
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 2 27.999999523162842
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 3 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 18 55, 887.20000076294
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 3 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 11.399999856948853
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 2 533.6000003814697
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 2 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 13 6, 163.499999880791
Zingiber officinale Ginger 11 163, 831