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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
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