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Biological Activity Antimalarial

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
QUERCETIN IC50=1-6.4 ug/ml Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
QUINDOLINE IC50=>229 uM 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.
QUINICINE IC50=11.2 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
QUINIDINE 10 mg/kg/orl/man/8 hrs Martindale's 29th
QUINIDINONE IC50=4.7 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
QUININE IC50=0.18 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
QUININE-SULFATE 2,000 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
QUINOLINE not available Merck 11th Edition
ROBUSTANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ROEMREFRIDINE IC50=0.6-0.7 uM 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.
RUBIADIN-1-METHYL-ETHER IC50=8-83 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.
RUGOSAL-A IC50=1 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.
RUTIN IC50=>100 ug/ml Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
SALANNIN IC50=50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
SAMADERINE-B-CHAPARRINONE IC50=0.071 uM 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.
SAMADERINE-E-CHAPARRINONE IC50=0.021 uM 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.
SAMADERINE-X-CHAPARRINONE IC50=0.015 uM 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.
SAMADERINE-Z-CHAPARRINONE IC50=0.071 uM 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.
SARACHINE IC50=0.01-0.07 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.
SECURINE IC50=5.4 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
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 6 498, 800
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 4 2, 000
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 1 0
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 4 210
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 2 0
Pausinystalia johimbe Yohimbe 4 0
Pedicularis longiflora not available 1 0
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 2 0
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 1 2
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 1 0
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 1 0
Persea americana Avocado 1 0
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 6 171, 386.67999994755
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 2 15, 000
Peumus boldus Boldo 4 12, 470