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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
INDIGOTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE 800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
IODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
IRIDOMYRMECIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOBORREVERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID not available J. Nat. Prod. 46(5).
ISOKURARINONE MIC=3.13-6.25ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
JUGLONE 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.
KAEMPFEROL 20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
KARWINAPHTOL not available Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
KAWAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KOLANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
KURARIDINE MIC=50->100ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
KURARINONE MIC=6.25-12.5ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
KUSHENOL-C MIC=12.5ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
KUSHENOL-D MIC=12.5-50ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LAWSONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LICARIN-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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Inonotus obliquus not available 2 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 7 16, 883.900000095367
Ipomoea aquatica Swamp Cabbage; Water Spinach 3 29, 387
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 9 13, 311.045000001788
Ipomoea purga Jalap 2 40, 000
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 2 0
Iris x germanica Orris 8 19, 860
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 6 844
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 2 40
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 11 3, 348.2799999713898
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 5 2, 985.10000000149
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 21 160, 932.1000000015
Juglans regia English Walnut 15 69, 726.5
Juncus effusus Rush 1 38
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 27 1, 023, 742
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 28, 560
Juniperus oxycedrus Cade Oil; Spanish Cedar; Cade; Brown Juniper; Prickly Juniper 3 225
Juniperus sabina Sabine 6 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 8 327