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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
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