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Biological Activity Antileishmanic

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
BERBERASTINE 10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE-CHLORIDE EC100=5 ug/ml Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE-CHLORIDE EC50=1 ug/ml Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE-SULFATE not available Martindale's 28th
BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN IC50=21.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHONDODENDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
COCSULINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CORONARIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN IC50=7.8 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CYCLEANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DAPHNANDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DAPHNOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROEMETINE MAR Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN IC50=14.1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DIOSPYRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 2 0
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 1 0
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 1 0
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 2 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1 0
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 1 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 1 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 1 0
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 2 61, 500
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 2 0
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 1 0
Chamaesyce hypericifolia Spurge 1 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 2 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 1 0
Chondrodendron tomentosum Curare 2 0
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 1 0
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 1 0