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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
Daphne mezereum Spurge Laurel; Spurge Olive 1 0
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 1 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 4, 440
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 11 2, 870
Daucus carota Carrot 33 77, 175
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 26
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 2 8, 845
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 8 1, 516.4999997615814
Dictamnus hispanicus not available 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 8 4, 000
Dionaea muscipula Venus' Fly Trap 1 2, 050
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 3 2, 414
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 24
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 280
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 2 444
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 2 1, 223.5999999046326
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 37, 320
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 5 3, 897
Dipsacus fullonum not available 3 0
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 2 200