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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
GUAIJAVERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HARDWICKIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
HARMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HARRISONIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HELENALIN not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
HELENALIN-ESTERS not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
HERNANDEZINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANAL 400-800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HEXANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXENAL not available Duke, 1992 *
HIBISCIN-CHLORIDE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
HISPAGLABRIDIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
HISPAGLABRIDIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOPHLEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HONOKIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
HOUTTUYNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HUMULONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYVERNOLIDE 5 ug/disk Duke, 1992 *
IMANINE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 5 27, 600
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 2 0
Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock; Hemlock; Spotted Hemlock; Fool's Parsley; Carrot Fern; Spotted Parsley 2 0
Consolida ajacis Larkspur 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 4 0
Conyza canadensis Butterweed; Hogweed; Horseweed 6 0
Copaifera spp Copaiba 1 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 2 271, 800
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 2 282, 400
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 3 90, 600
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 2 24, 480
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 24 5, 550, 996.3000000045
Coriaria myrtifolia Mealy Tree 3 0
Coriaria thymifolia Ground Toot; Shanshi 2 0
Coridothymus capitatus Spanish Oregano 8 18, 368
Cornus florida American Dogwood 2 0
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 3 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 5 12
Corydalis spp Fumewort 3 0
Corylus americana American Filbert; American Hazel 4 0