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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
FRAXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURAL not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
FUROCOUMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 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.
GERANIOL 7 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
GERANIOL MIC=64 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 400-800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GINGEROL not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
GINKGOIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GINKGOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GLABRANIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLABRENE not available Duke, 1992 *
GLABRIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLABROL not available Duke, 1992 *
GLEPIDOTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLEPIDOTIN-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLEPIDOTIN-B not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLEPIDOTIN-C not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL not available Martindale's 29th
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