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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
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 3 46
Umbellularia californica California Bay 16 33, 440
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 3 0
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 3 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 2 450
Urginea maritima European Squill 2 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 19 41, 067.39999961853
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 27 4, 763.409999990836
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 16 9, 072
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 29 88, 121.55899941921
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 12 288, 537
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 2 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 19 1, 502, 115
Valerianella locusta Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce 1 129
Valerianella radicata not available 1 701
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 21 558
Vanilla tahitensis Tahiti Vanilla 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 5 7, 762.000000029802
Verbena officinalis Vervain 2 10, 000
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 8 765