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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
ATALAPHILLININE IC50=<1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PELTATIN IC78=414 ppb Bedows, E. and Hatfield, G.M. An Investigation of the Antiviral Activity of Podophyllum peltatum. J. Nat. Prod. 45: 725.
BUTYRYLMALLOTOCHROMANOL ED50=230 ppb Duke, 1992 *
BUTYRYLMALLOTOCHROMENE ED50=2.080 ppm Duke, 1992 *
BUTYRYLMALLOTOJAPONIN ED50=165 ppb Duke, 1992 *
BUTYRYLMALLOTOLERIN ED50=196 ppb Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID EC50=>50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPTOTHECIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CARAN-3BETA-OL not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
CASUARICTIN EC50=0.044 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CELASTROZIDE not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
CHEBULAGIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
CHELIDONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 5 13, 025.70000076294
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 3 2, 030
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 7 10, 500.799999952316
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 2 116, 800
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 2 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 2 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 2 121.60000002384186
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 4 0
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 1 0
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 2 0
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 2 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 10 10, 033
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 3 6, 932
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 6 3, 338
Ricinus communis Castorbean 8 5, 000
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 3 40, 000
Rollinia mucosa Biriba; Lancewood 2 2, 903.5999999046326
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 9 62, 300.39999985695
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 4 0