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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
ARTEANNUIN-B MIC=100-150 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID MIC=3.3-217 mg/ml Martindale's 28th
ASCORBIC-ACID 4-8 g/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
ASPIDOSPERMINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
ATHONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRANORIN MIC=250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AURAPTENAL 25 ppm Duke, 1992 *
AVENACINE-A not available Wealth of India.
AVENACINE-B not available Wealth of India.
AZULENE 6-500 Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp.
BALANITIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL not available Martindale's 29th
BENZYL-THIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BERBERASTINE 25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Spondias tuberosa Imbu; Umbu 2 242.6600000858307
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 5 153
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 6 20, 067.200000047684
Stachytarpheta cayennensis Verbena 3 0
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Brazilian Tea 1 0
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 9 42, 474.39999961853
Stephania japonica Japanese Tape-Vine 1 0
Stephania tetrandra Stephania 2 0
Sterculia urens Karaya 2 123, 000
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 19 50, 319
Strophanthus gratus Ouabain 1 0
Strophanthus hispidus Hispid Ouabain 1 0
Strophanthus kombe Kombe Arrow Poison 1 0
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 1 0
Styrax benzoin Benzoin; Onycha; Styrax 2 0
Styrax tonkinensis Siam Benzoin 1 200, 000
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Buckbush 2 98
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 4 1, 866.7999999523163
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 6 2, 630
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 23 3, 697, 272