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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
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 14 7, 242
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 7 936, 520
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 5 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 7 3, 514.0299999993294
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 4 94.5
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 8 117
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 8 2, 530
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 2 3, 200
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 4 11, 526
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 5 22, 565.109999999404
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 2 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 20 1, 370
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 2, 010
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 15 48
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 2 402, 120
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 390
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 7 643, 501.7200000212
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 7 8, 986
Lippia alba White Lippia 6 0