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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
ISOMALLOTOCHROMANOL ED50=665 ppb Duke, 1992 *
ISOMALLOTOCHROMENE ED50=116 ppb Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 23-92 ug/ml Amoros, M., Simoes, C.M.O., Girre, L., et al. Synergistic Effect Of Flavones And Flavonols Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 In Cell Culture. Comparison With The Antiviral Activity Of Propolis. J. of Natural Products 55(12):1732-1740, 1992.
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LICOPYRANOCOUMARIN EC50=>10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
LIDOCAINE not available Martindale's 29th
LUTEOLIN 11-23 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 204.
LYCORINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LYSINE 0.5-3 g/day Duke, 1992 *
MALLOPHENONE ED50=6.26 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOCHROMAN ED50=48 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOCHROMANOL ED50=19.2 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOJAPONIN ED50=185 ppb Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOLERIN ED50=154 ppb Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOPHENONE ED50=5.6 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-GALLATE not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
MORIN not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
N-DEMETHYLROHITUKINE-ACETATE EC50=100 uM 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