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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
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 3 0
Macadamia spp Macadamia 2 18
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 3 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 7 22, 414
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 8 50
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 5 50
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 8 50
Magnolia obovata Ho-no-ki; Japanese Whitebark Magnolia 1 6, 400
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 7 51, 627
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 2 220
Mahonia fargesii not available 1 0
Mahonia fortunei not available 1 0
Mahonia gracilipes not available 1 0
Mahonia japonica Japanese Ashberry; Hiiragi-Nanten 1 0
Mahonia nervosa Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape; Water Holly 1 0
Mahonia philipinensis not available 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 2 5, 668
Mahonia siamensis not available 1 2, 000
Malpighia glabra Acerola 1 344, 462
Malus domestica Apple 21 4, 537.5