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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
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 27 1, 991, 074
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 36
Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon 1 20
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 2 94
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 2 92
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine 3 0
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 2 870, 000
Pinus insularis Khasi Pine 2 1, 591, 000
Pinus kesiya Khasi Pine 2 1, 591, 000
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 4 0
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine 2 240, 250
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 1 92
Pinus roxburghii Chir Pine; Himalayan Longleaf 2 800, 000
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 24 958, 500
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 5 242, 000
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 11 35, 010
Piper betel Betel Pepper 4 42, 310
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 11 1, 279, 600
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 4 46, 106