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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
LICOBENZOFURAN not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
LICOCHALCONE-A 5 uM Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL 5 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
LUPULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPULONE not available Duke, 1992 *
M-CRESOL not available Merck 11th Edition
MALIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
MANGOSTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL 4 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
MENTHONE 2.25 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
METHYL-BENZOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-GALLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SALICYLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYLHYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN MIC=20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETOL not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRTUCUMMULONE not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
N-NONANAL not available Duke, 1992 *
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