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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
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 8 90
Olea europaea Olive 12 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 9 0
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 2 32
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 6 51, 180
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 3 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 24 5, 156, 042
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 13 21, 120
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 17 81, 054.60000000894
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 11 23, 184
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 11 78, 285.30000000447
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 30 13, 725, 711.50000012
Oryza sativa Rice 9 101, 046.89999997616
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 13, 704
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 510
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 3, 690
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 5 55, 120
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 3 30
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 2 0