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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
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 13 1, 009, 698
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 14 90
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 10 35, 266.800000071526
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 4 4, 456
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 58
Vigna mungo Black Gram 5 3, 228.0340000018477
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 7 11, 706.074000000954
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 67, 212
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 4 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 7 1, 428
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 4 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 4 15, 086
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 13 1, 457, 718.0999999046
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 29 7, 616, 895.20000267
Wasabia japonica Japanese Horseradish; Wasabi 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 4 11, 600
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 2 1, 797
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 2 1, 053.5999999046326