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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
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 10 6, 400
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 4 0
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 1 10
Apium graveolens Celery 32 5, 278, 096.5
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 12 23, 484
Aralia cordata Udo 5 2, 663
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 2 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 5 54, 000
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 6 8, 016.600000143051
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 20 597, 733
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 2 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 3 32
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 4 1, 250
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 2 14
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 2 40
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 10 78, 910.90000009537
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 8 0
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 1 4, 280