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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
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 6, 260
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 6 28, 108.4000030756
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 4 2, 730
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 4 41, 544
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 3 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 8 6, 562
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 4 21, 548
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 3 5, 030.600000023842
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 3 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 3 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 2 281.7999999523163
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 7 28, 992.09999972582
Ananas comosus Pineapple 6 7, 257
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 3 0
Andira inermis Cabbage Bark 1 0
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 2 26, 000
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 2 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 15 63, 238
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 2 0