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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
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL not available Merck 11th Edition
AMORFRUTIN not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ANACARDIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ANETHOLE 200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ANISIC-ACID 800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ANNONOQUINONE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ANNUITHRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANONAINE <12 ug/ml Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
ANTHOMINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
ANTOFINE not available Duke, 1992 *
APPARACINE not available Duke, 1992 *
APPARICINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARBUTIN 60-200 mg/man Duke, 1992 *
ARDISINOL-I not available Duke, 1992 *
ARDISINOL-II not available Duke, 1992 *
ARENARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AROMADENDRENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AROMADENDRIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AROMADENDRIN-7-GALACTOSIDE 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
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 7 19, 826.5
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 6 1, 695
Aloe spp. Aloe 2 12, 521.100000023842
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 8 26, 670.800003051758
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 14 5, 992
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 11 238, 075.50000002235
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 9 1, 600
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 12 13, 120
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 2 12, 634
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 10, 060
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 3 1
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 8 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 8 88, 320
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 2 192
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 3 1, 138
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 2 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 40
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 13 50, 524.10000000149