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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
Solanum sessiliflorum Cocona 1 80, 000
Solanum torvum Susumba; Wild Eggplant 4 1, 100
Solanum tuberosum Potato 19 15, 300.110998474061
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 6 22, 257
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 2 0
Sonchus oleraceus Cerraja; Sow Thistle 2 2, 500
Sophora angustifolia Narrowleaf Sophora 3 24
Sophora flavescens Shrubby Sophora; Ku Shen 1 0
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 4 940
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 3 0
Sophora subprostrata Shan Dou Gen 1 14
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 11 44, 318
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 2 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 13 128, 655.20000000298
Spirulina pratensis Spirulina 1 0
Spirulina spp. Spirulina 2 5.300000190734863
Spondias dulcis Ambarella 3 6, 581.899999976158
Spondias mombin Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 6, 460
Spondias pinnata Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 2 8, 661.22000002861
Spondias purpurea Purple Jobo; Purple Plum 1 8, 100