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Biological Activity Antimalarial

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
FEBRIFUGINE not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
GALIPININE IC50=0.9 ug/ml Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
GALLAGIC-ACID IC50=10.6-10.9 ug Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-DICHROINE 100 x quinine Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GEDUNIN IC50=0.3-1 uM Duke, 1992 *
GEDUNIN IC50=50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GEDUNIN IC50=0.7-8.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GENTIOPICRIN not available Merck 11th Edition
GILLETINE IC50=1.1 ug/ml (ca 1/8 x chloroquine) Duke, 1992 *
GLAUCARUBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLAUCARUBINONE ED=0.006 ug/ml Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLINOSIDE-A IC50=30-42 ug/ml Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
GLYCOBISMINE-A (= chloroquine) Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
GLYCOCITRINE-I (= chloroquine) Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
GONIOTHALAMICIN IC50=1.1-1.6 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
GOSSYPOL IC50=10 uM Duke, 1992 *
GUTOLACTONE IC50=0.004 ug/ml Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
HARMALINE not available UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
HARMINE not available UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
HEPTAPHYLLINE IC50=3-6 ug/ml Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 2 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 4 54, 000
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Mesua ferrea not available 1 2, 120
Mesua myrtifolia not available 1 100
Metrosideros excelsa not available 1 1, 000
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 3 1, 348
Micromeria varia Madeiran 'Hyssop' 3 12
Mimusops littoralis not available 1 0
Mitrephora heyneana not available 1 0
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 1 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 4 1, 000
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 4 123, 900
Morus serrata not available 1 0
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 2 75.30000000447035
Murraya sp None 1 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 2 0
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 2 0
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 0