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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
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 8 90
Olea europaea Olive 12 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 9 0
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 2 32
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 6 51, 180
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 3 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 24 5, 156, 042
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 13 21, 120
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 17 81, 054.60000000894
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 11 23, 184
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 11 78, 285.30000000447
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 30 13, 725, 711.50000012
Oryza sativa Rice 9 101, 046.89999997616
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 13, 704
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 510
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 3, 690
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 5 55, 120
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 3 30
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 2 0