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

Biological Activity Antiseptic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-ALPHA-VINIFERIN *
(+)-AROMOLINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(+)-CASSYTHICINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(+)-CATECHOL *
(-)-ALPHA-HYDRASTINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-CENTROLOBINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID *
(15:1)-CARDANOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(2Z,8Z)-10-ANGELOYLOXY-MATRICARIA-ESTER MIC=50->100 ug/mL *
(E)-2-HEXENAL *
1,2,11,13,2,3'-HEXAHYDROVERNODALIN 50 ug/disk *
1,8-CINEOLE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
1-MAACKIAIN MIC=50->100ug/mL *
11-DIHYDRO-CANTHINE-6-ONE Bettarini, F., Borgonovi, G.E., et al. 1991. Antiparasitic Compounds from East African Plants: Isolation and Biological Activity of Anonaine, Matricarianol, Canthin-6-One and Caryophyllene Oxide. Insect Sci. Applic. 14(1): 93-99, 1993.
2-HEXEN-1-OL *
2-METHOXYPHASEOLLINISOFLAVON *
2-NAPTHOL *
2-NONANONE *
2-PROPENE-1-SULFINOTHIOCIC-ACIDS-2-PROPENYL-ESTER *
3,4-SECOTRACHYLOBANOIC-ACID *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 13 1, 009, 698
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 14 90
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 10 35, 266.800000071526
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 4 4, 456
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 58
Vigna mungo Black Gram 5 3, 228.0340000018477
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 7 11, 706.074000000954
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 67, 212
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 4 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 7 1, 428
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 4 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 4 15, 086
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 13 1, 457, 718.0999999046
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 29 7, 616, 895.20000267
Wasabia japonica Japanese Horseradish; Wasabi 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 4 11, 600
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 2 1, 797
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 2 1, 053.5999999046326