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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
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 5, 440
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 30
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 10 6, 760
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 16 23, 528.050000000745
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 18 1, 756
Prunus domestica Plum 10 16, 929
Prunus dulcis Almond 13 15, 784.20000000298
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 5 456
Prunus persica Peach 14 3, 042.5
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 5, 660
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 7 816
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 2 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 3 4, 200
Psidium guajava Guava 22 685, 346
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 1, 293
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 2 0
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 2, 052
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 6 1.7999999523162842
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 3 0