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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
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 3 44, 166.2999997139
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 2 625.4000000059605
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 5 438
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 8 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 12 25, 200
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 2 7.799999713897705
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 9 3, 095
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 2 0
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 2 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 2 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 9 0
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 2 3, 100
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 6 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 8 468, 800
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 2 54, 000
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 3 169, 368
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 5 58, 015
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 3 136, 320
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 8 430, 736