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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
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