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Biological Activity Antiseptic

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
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
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 10 6, 400
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 4 0
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 1 10
Apium graveolens Celery 32 5, 278, 096.5
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 12 23, 484
Aralia cordata Udo 5 2, 663
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 2 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 5 54, 000
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 6 8, 016.600000143051
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 20 597, 733
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 2 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 3 32
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 4 1, 250
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 2 14
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 2 40
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 10 78, 910.90000009537
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 8 0
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 1 4, 280