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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
ADLUPULONE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
AESCULETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AFRORMOSINE-7-O-BETA-GALACTOSIDE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
AJOENE not available Duke, 1992 *
AKNADICINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AKUAMMIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE MIC=32 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ALKANNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOALANTOLACTONE MIC=32 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ALLOIMPERATORIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALLYL-1-PROPENYL-THIOSULFINATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-METHYLTHIOCYANATES MIC 15 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALMUNEQUINE not available Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
ALOE-EMODIN MIC=2-64 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BISABOLOL not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
ALPHA-HYDRASTINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-PINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 2 5, 580
Cassia grandis Pink Shower 1 0
Cassia marilandica Wild Senna 2 1
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 7 31
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 1 24
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 1 17
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 6 10
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 3 15, 000
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 4 42
Catha edulis Khat 1 3, 220
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 5 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 3 103
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 2 0
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 1 39
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 11 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 6 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 11 10, 061.60000038147
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 3 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 6 0
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 3 42