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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
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 2 56, 240
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 7 58
Nepeta cataria Catnip 11 1, 167, 080
Nepeta cilicia Cilician Catmint 1 13
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 15 4, 671
Nerium oleander Oleander 3 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 22 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 4 73, 770
Notopterygium incisum Qiang Huo 1 16
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum; Black Tupelo 1 374
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 35 17, 275, 408.200000018
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 8 4, 550
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 17 241, 116.40000000596
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 8 59, 740
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 3 23, 620
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 4 7, 972
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 15 25, 545
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 3 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 3 0