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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 25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
WARANGALONE 12-13 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
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 2 3, 200
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 3 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 5 54, 410
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 7 3.5999999046325684
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 10 13, 274
Hedeoma hispida Hispid Pennyroyal 4 80
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 12 28, 530
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 7 3, 095
Hedera helix Ivy 5 0
Hedychium flavum Yellow Ginger Lily 5 6, 120
Heimia salicifolia Sinicuichi 1 0
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 26 695, 578.0839999989
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 3 676.0120000001043
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 5 2, 000
Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket; Sweet Rocket; Damask-Violet; Dame's-Violet 7 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 1, 620
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 24 3, 451, 074
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 5 191, 400
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 2 0