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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
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 6 10
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 2 33
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 1 64
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 3 0
Avena sativa Oats 18 147, 450.15399999917
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 1 18, 660
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 7 264, 564
Azadirachta indica Neem 4 4, 921
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 1 2, 520
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 6, 442
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 1 8, 580
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 8 2, 011
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 1 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 4 13, 484
Basella alba Vinespinach 2 29, 570
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 2 119
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 2 13, 534
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 10 266, 800
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 5 1, 252.800000011921
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 12 46, 408