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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
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 5, 440
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 30
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 10 6, 760
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 16 23, 528.050000000745
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 18 1, 756
Prunus domestica Plum 10 16, 929
Prunus dulcis Almond 13 15, 784.20000000298
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 5 456
Prunus persica Peach 14 3, 042.5
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 5, 660
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 7 816
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 2 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 3 4, 200
Psidium guajava Guava 22 685, 346
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 1, 293
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 2 0
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 2, 052
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 6 1.7999999523162842
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 3 0