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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Antiperiodontic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 156-312 ug/ml *
AESCIN *
BIFLORIN 625 ug/ml *
ELLAGIC-ACID 1,250 ug/ml *
ESCIN *
EUCALYPTONE MIC=0.78-6.25 ug/ml *
KAEMPFEROL 20 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-A MIC=0.39-6.25 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-B MIC=0.78-3.13 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-C MIC=0.2-1.56 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-D MIC=0.39-6.25 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-H MIC=0.78-6.25 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-I MIC=6.25-25 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-J MIC=6.25-25 ug/ml *
MYRICETIN MIC=20 ug/ml *
OLEANOLIC-ACID MIC=625-1,250 ug/ml *
RHAMNOCITRIN MIC=625 ug/ml *
SANGUINARINE 2 ug/ml *
THYMOHYDROQUINONE MIC=50-200 ug/ml *
THYMOL MIC=50-200 ug/ml *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 2 320, 400
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 1 70
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 1 512
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 1 5, 250
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 1 1, 050
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 3 3, 195, 735
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 1 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 2 2, 800
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 3 2, 000
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 0
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 1 0
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 1 0
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 2 32
Peumus boldus Boldo 1 18