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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
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 13 13, 762
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 10 168
Humulus lupulus Hops 26 13, 428
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 1 0
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 2 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 11 974.4699997603893
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 4 0
Hydrangea paniculata Peegee 1 0
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 7 141, 363.60000002384
Hylocereus guatemalensis Guatemala Cereus; Nopalito De Guatemala 1 2, 060
Hylocereus undatus Night-Blooming Cereus; Nopalito De Noche; Strawberry Pear; Belle-of-the-Night; Queen-of-the-Night 1 5, 150
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 3 48
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 24 660, 839.0000009537
Hyptis spicata Spicate Hyptis 1 0
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 10 8, 026
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 23 431, 629.1140000019
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 2 0
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 13 70, 518
Indigofera tinctoria Common Indigo 1 0
Inga edulis Guaba; Icecream Bean 1 1, 420