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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
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 3 30, 000
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Polygonum plebeium not available 1 75
Pongamia pinnata not available 1 45
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 2 0
Pouteria torta not available 1 15
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 2 320
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 6 10, 281.760000228882
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 2 57, 800
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 17, 700
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 4 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 0
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 0
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 10, 000
Prunus persica Peach 2 0
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 2 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 2 0