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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
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 3 200
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 1 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 3 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 6 688
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 10 1, 511
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 2 9, 008.800000011921
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 13 120, 021.28499999456
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 1 25
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 2 71, 976
Lupinus albus White Lupine 5 53
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 5 27, 324
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 28 9, 165
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 3 56
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 4 0
Lycopus uniflorus One-Flowered Bugle 6 338
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 9 1, 208
Lygodium japonicum Climbing Fern 1 23