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Biological Activity Antimalarial

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BRUCEINE-A IC50=11 ng/ml Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
BRUCEINE-A IC50=0.021-0.5 uM Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEINE-B IC50=0.005-0.011 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.
BRUCEINE-B IC50=11 ng/ml Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
BRUCEINE-B IC50=0.023-0.5 uM Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEINE-C IC50=0.009 uM Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEINE-C IC50=0.005-0.011 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.
BRUCEINE-C IC50=0.5 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.
BRUCEINE-C IC50=5 ng/ml Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
BRUCEINE-D IC50=0.037-0.5 uM Duke, 1992 *
BRUSATOL IC50=0.006 uM Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-16-ALPHA-OXIDE IC50=345 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.
CARYOPHYLLENE-ALPHA-OXIDE EC50=>3-100 uM Duke, 1992 *
CASTICIN (Synergic w artemisinin) Duke, 1992 *
CASTICIN IC50=24 uM Duke, 1992 *
CEDRELONE IC50=0.77 ug/ml Zeits. Lebensmitt. Unters. & Forsch. Acta Botanica Sinica, 174(3):211. 1982.
CEDRONIN IC50=0.23-0.25 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.
CELASTROL IC50=0.181-0.254 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.
CEPHAELINE IC50=0.011-0.027 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.
CHAPARRINONE IC50=0.037 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
Salvia officinalis Sage 7 22, 586
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 2 0
Salvia tomentosa Sage 1 0
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 3 79, 700
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 3 360, 000
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 6 173, 515
Sambucus racemosa not available 1 0
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 1 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 3 1, 100
Sarcostemma acidum Soma 1 0
Sarracenia flava not available 3 0
Sarracenia purpurea not available 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 3 19.899999618530273
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 2 3, 300
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 4 142, 800
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 1 0
Schefflera octophylla not available 1 0
Schefflera species not available 1 0
Schefflera venulosa not available 1 200