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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
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 4 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 10 6, 900
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 20 249, 750
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 18 22
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 3 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 36 785, 304
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 8 794
Artemisia pallens Davana 3 13
Artemisia salsoloides not available 8 337, 550
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 15 25, 230
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 3 3, 058
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 2 886
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 5 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 4 59
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 4 59
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 7 5, 161.486999820918
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 17 1, 714, 815.059999764
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 1 8
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 9 20, 370.299999952316
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 2 0