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Biological Activity Antimalarial

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
ARTEMISININ ED50=90 mg/kg orl mus Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
ARTEMISININ ED95=1,000 mg/man/day Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
ARTEMISININ IC50=1.4 nM or 0.0014 uM (ED95=1,000 mg/man/day) Duke, 1992 *
ARTESUNATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCARIDOLE 0.05-0.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
ASIMICIN IC50=4 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
ATALAPHILLININE 50 mg/kg/day ipr mus Duke, 1992 *
ATAPHILLININE 50 mg/kg (ipr mus) Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
AUGUSTINE IC50=0.14-0.18 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.
AZADIRADIONE IC50=3 ug/ml Zeits. Lebensmitt. Unters. & Forsch. Acta Botanica Sinica, 174(3):211. 1982.
AZADIRONE IC50=12 ug/ml Zeits. Lebensmitt. Unters. & Forsch. Acta Botanica Sinica, 174(3):211. 1982.
BEBEERINE not available Merck 11th Edition
BENZOISOQUINOLONE-5-10-DIONE IC50=0.84 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.
BERBERASTINE 50 uM Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 0.14-0.36 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 0.14-0.36 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 50 uM Duke, 1992 *
BETA-DICHROINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
BETA-SELINENE IC50=>50 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.
BETA-SELININE-HYDROPEROXIDE 5.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Citrus sinensis Orange 5 15, 103.400000095367
Citrus spp Citrus 2 0
Claoxylon polot not available 1 10
Clinopodium umbrosum not available 1 0
Clusia arboricida not available 1 60.79999923706055
Clusia sp. not available 1 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 3 0
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 1 0
Coccoloba excoriata not available 1 0
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 24, 600
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 1 17, 000
Colubrina granulosa not available 1 0
Combretum imberbe not available 1 0
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 2 0
Consolida ajacis Larkspur 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 0
Copaifera spp Copaiba 3 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 3 540, 000
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 3 560, 000
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 4 180, 000