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Biological Activity Antiperiodontic

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
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 156-312 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AESCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BIFLORIN 625 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 1,250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ESCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EUCALYPTONE MIC=0.78-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-A MIC=0.39-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-B MIC=0.78-3.13 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-C MIC=0.2-1.56 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-D MIC=0.39-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-H MIC=0.78-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-I MIC=6.25-25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-J MIC=6.25-25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN MIC=20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID MIC=625-1,250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNOCITRIN MIC=625 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE 2 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
THYMOHYDROQUINONE MIC=50-200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL MIC=50-200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 3 693
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 55
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 2 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 3 0
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 3, 200
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 2 0
Apium graveolens Celery 2 1, 700
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 1 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 2 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 3 909
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 6
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 4 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 0
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 1 6, 600