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Biological Activity Antiseptic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
3,5-DIMETHYL-4,6-DI-O-METHYLPHLOROACETOPHENONE not available Martindale's 29th
4,15-DIHYDROVERNODALIN 5 ug/disk Duke, 1992 *
4,5-DIHYDROVERNODALIN 5 ug/disk Duke, 1992 *
5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-6,8-DIPRENYLISOFLAVONE 12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 156-312 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
5-HEXYL-CYCLOPENTA-1,3-DIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7,4-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE not available Duke, 1992 *
5-OCTYL-CYCLOPENTA-1,3-DIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
6-DEOXYJACAREUBIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
7-HYDROXYFRULLANOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
7-O-METHYL-GLABRANINE not available Sanchez, I., Gomez-Garibay, F., Taboada, J., Ruiz, B. H. 2000. Antiviral Effect of Flavonoids on the Dengue Virus. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 89-92.
8(14),15-SANDARACOPIMARADIEN-7ALPHA,18-DIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ABIETANE-1 MIC=1.2 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ABIETANE-2 MIC=0.89 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ABYSSINONE-II not available Duke, 1992 *
ABYSSINONE-IV not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLSHIKONIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
ACRYLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ACTINODAPHNINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ADHUMULONE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 3 200
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 1 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 3 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 6 688
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 10 1, 511
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 2 9, 008.800000011921
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 13 120, 021.28499999456
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 1 25
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 2 71, 976
Lupinus albus White Lupine 5 53
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 5 27, 324
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 28 9, 165
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 3 56
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 4 0
Lycopus uniflorus One-Flowered Bugle 6 338
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 9 1, 208
Lygodium japonicum Climbing Fern 1 23