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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
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 6 8, 220
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 6 5, 082
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 11 33, 733
Pyrus communis Pear 10 20, 526.60000038147
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 2, 640
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 2 0
Quercus alba White Oak 4 444.40000009536743
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 3 120, 000
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 2 98
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 7 1, 369.1000000014901
Quercus stellata Post Oak 2 57
Quercus velutina Black Oak 2 98
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 5 22
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 7 48, 677
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 11 19, 342
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 14
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 2 360
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 8 9, 052.70000076294