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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
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GLYCYRRHISOFLAVONE EC50=>10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GOSSYPOL not available Duke, 1992 *
HESPERITIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
HOMATROPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYDAMMARENONE-I not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYHOPANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYOLEANOLIC-LACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPERICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBORNEOL 600 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRYLMALLOTOCHROMANOL ED50=6.6 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRYLMALLOTOCHROMENE ED50=1.14 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRYLMALLOTOJAPONIN ED50=88 ppb Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRYLMALLOTOLERIN ED50=890 ppb Duke, 1992 *
ISOFOUQUIEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOMALLOTOCHROMAN ED50=970 ppb Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 609
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 18, 660
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 3 1, 855
Dipsacus fullonum not available 2 0
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 1 0
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 4 0
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 4 0
Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 3 10, 054.01200000057
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 0
Durio zibethinus Durian 2 1, 288
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 6 0
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 3 2, 529
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 11 5, 971.199999809265
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 8 1, 040
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 2 727.2000000476837
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 3 311.30000019073486
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 2 166.5
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 2 323