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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
DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN IC50=0.025 uM Duke, 1992 *
DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 414 ppb Bedows, E. and Hatfield, G.M. An Investigation of the Antiviral Activity of Podophyllum peltatum. J. Nat. Prod. 45: 725.
DESOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIHYDROANHYDROPODORHIZOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIHYDROFISETIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
EICHLERIANIC-ACID 70 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-GALLATE-TETRAMER EC50=0.14 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ESCIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
EUGENIIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EUGENOL IC50=16.2-25.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
FUSTIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALLIC-ACID EC50=>10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GALLOYL-GERANIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMBIRIIN-A1 not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
GAMBIRIIN-B3 not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
GERANIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIIN EC50=0.093 ug/ml Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 6 15, 000
Rosa gallica French Rose 5 8, 474
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 5 2, 000
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 1 12, 500
Rosa spp Rose Hips 2 12, 500
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 12 262, 814.5
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 3 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 10 11, 715.200000286102
Rubus parviflorus Salmonberry; Thimbleberry 1 0
Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry; Wine Raspberry; Japanese Wineberry 1 0
Rubus sp. not available 1 0
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry 1 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 4 25, 209
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 2 17, 300
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 5 32, 496.800003051758
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 3 2, 128.6000003814697
Ruta graveolens Rue 3 24, 790
Salix alba White Willow 7 68
Salix sp. not available 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 1 0.10000000149011612