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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
Spondias tuberosa Imbu; Umbu 2 242.6600000858307
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 5 153
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 6 20, 067.200000047684
Stachytarpheta cayennensis Verbena 3 0
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Brazilian Tea 1 0
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 9 42, 474.39999961853
Stephania japonica Japanese Tape-Vine 1 0
Stephania tetrandra Stephania 2 0
Sterculia urens Karaya 2 123, 000
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 19 50, 319
Strophanthus gratus Ouabain 1 0
Strophanthus hispidus Hispid Ouabain 1 0
Strophanthus kombe Kombe Arrow Poison 1 0
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 1 0
Styrax benzoin Benzoin; Onycha; Styrax 2 0
Styrax tonkinensis Siam Benzoin 1 200, 000
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Buckbush 2 98
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 4 1, 866.7999999523163
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 6 2, 630
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 23 3, 697, 272