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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
USHINSUNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
VERBASCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
WARANGALONE 12-13 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
WARANGALONE 25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
WITHAFERIN-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
WITHANOLIDE-D not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
XANTHATIN not available Merck 11th Edition
XANTHONES not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 50 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 5 27, 600
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 2 0
Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock; Hemlock; Spotted Hemlock; Fool's Parsley; Carrot Fern; Spotted Parsley 2 0
Consolida ajacis Larkspur 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 4 0
Conyza canadensis Butterweed; Hogweed; Horseweed 6 0
Copaifera spp Copaiba 1 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 2 271, 800
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 2 282, 400
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 3 90, 600
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 2 24, 480
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 24 5, 550, 996.3000000045
Coriaria myrtifolia Mealy Tree 3 0
Coriaria thymifolia Ground Toot; Shanshi 2 0
Coridothymus capitatus Spanish Oregano 8 18, 368
Cornus florida American Dogwood 2 0
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 3 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 5 12
Corydalis spp Fumewort 3 0
Corylus americana American Filbert; American Hazel 4 0