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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
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