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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
Malva neglecta Cheeses; Common Mallow 1 4, 700
Malva parviflora Cheeseweed 1 9, 490
Malva sylvestris High Mallow 1 5, 710
Mammea americana Mamey 2 9, 030
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 0
Mangifera indica Mango 16 138, 411.4159996193
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 4 70, 500
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 1 1, 250
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 4 860
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 9 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 16 70, 470
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 16 6, 680
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 13 1, 982, 457.003
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 2 9, 000
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 4, 720
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 9 0
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 5 8, 000
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 5 0