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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
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 5, 440
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 30
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 10 6, 760
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 16 23, 528.050000000745
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 18 1, 756
Prunus domestica Plum 10 16, 929
Prunus dulcis Almond 13 15, 784.20000000298
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 5 456
Prunus persica Peach 14 3, 042.5
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 5, 660
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 7 816
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 2 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 3 4, 200
Psidium guajava Guava 22 685, 346
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 1, 293
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 2 0
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 2, 052
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 6 1.7999999523162842
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 3 0