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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
NARCOTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
NIMBIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
PENTAGALLOYL-GLUCOSE not available Duke, 1992 *
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN IC88=414 ppb Bedows, E. and Hatfield, G.M. An Investigation of the Antiviral Activity of Podophyllum peltatum. J. Nat. Prod. 45: 725.
POLYDATIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
POLYGONIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PROCYANIDINS not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETAGITRIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
QUERCETIN 48-150 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
QUERCIMERITRIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 198.
QUERCITRIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 198.
RICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID 50 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
ROSMARINIC-ACID EC50=20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RUGOSIN-D EC50=0.034 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 198.
SCOPADULCIC-ACID-B ED50=0.039 uM Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 5 6, 929, 479.000000358
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 2 106, 080
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 10 12, 776
Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon 2 22
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 3 4, 649
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 2 0
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 2 19, 328
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 9 3, 000
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 3 10, 130.099999427795
Piper betel Betel Pepper 3 19, 984.800000190735
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 10 15, 370.800000071526
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 2 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 2 13, 703
Pisum sativum Pea 10 45, 592.89999961853
Plantago major Common Plantain 6 0
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 0
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 2 0
Platonia insignis Bakuri; Pacouri 2 2, 382.7999999523163
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 2 3.8999998569488525