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Biological Activity Antimalarial

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ARTEMISININ IC50=1.4 nM or 0.0014 uM (ED95=1,000 mg/man/day) Duke, 1992 *
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.
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
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 2 0
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 1 200
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 1 0
Buxus microphylla not available 1 0
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood 1 0
Buxus wallichiana not available 1 0
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 1 3.4000000953674316
Caesalpinia decapetala not available 1 1.2000000476837158
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 4 0
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 4 0
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 4 100.65000003576279
Callicarpa arborea not available 1 0
Callistemon lanceolatus not available 1 0
Calophyllum apetalum not available 1 0
Calophyllum bracteatum not available 1 60
Calophyllum lankaensis not available 1 1, 000
Calophyllum macrocarpum not available 1 20
Calophyllum tomentosum not available 1 1, 000
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0