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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
PHASEOLLIN 25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
PHASEOLLINISOFLAVON 12-25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL not available Merck 11th Edition
PHENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOROGLUCINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLODULCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION not available Duke, 1992 *
PINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
PINOCEMBRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PLUMBAGIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PRIMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOANEMONIN 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.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE 1,000 ppm Duke, 1992 *
PYROCATECHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PYROGALLOL not available Martindale's 29th
QUESTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RESORCINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ferula sumbul Sumbul 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 26 549, 120
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 6 112, 032
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 1 25
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 33 3, 966, 793.2039999887
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 2 34
Fragaria spp Strawberry 22 102, 568.23000000417
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 5 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 8 0
Fraxinus ornus Ash 3 0
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 4 17
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 24
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 4 2, 113.2000000476837
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 1 0
Galipea officinalis Angostura 1 0
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 3 0
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 3 1, 056, 650
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 3 102
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 1 12
Gaultheria fragrantissima Indian Wintergreen 1 11, 890