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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
NEOTHALIBRINE 1,000 ppm Duke, 1992 *
NEROL not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
NORANHYDROCARITIN MIC=25-50ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
NORCASSAIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
NORDIJYDROTOXIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
O-ACETYLCYPHOLOPHINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
O-CRESOL not available Merck 11th Edition
O-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
OLEANDOMYCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID MIC=625-1,250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
OXOUSHINSUNINE not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
P-COUMARIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CRESOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PARADOL not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
PARTHENOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PERILLALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHAEANTHARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHASEOLIN 25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 11 0
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 1 1, 840
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 9 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 19 97, 549.6000007689
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 2 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 11 11, 628.10000000149
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 13 318, 489
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 16 87, 473
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 23 811, 302
Mentha sp Mint 3 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 27 1, 246, 176
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 31 34, 627.54000000656
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 12 6, 850
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 12 24, 564
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 2 300
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 13 1, 277
Micromeria croatica not available 6 321
Micromeria dalmatica not available 2 145
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 14 20, 198