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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
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 2 5, 988
Betula sp. not available 2 0
Bidens pilosa not available 2 100, 300
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 3 2, 080
Blechnum orientale Kuan Chung; Shield Fern 1 34
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 1 112
Blighia sapida Akee; Seso Vegetal 1 17, 060
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 2 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 3 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 7 26, 973
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 4 40, 352
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 4 0
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 9 6, 133, 411.900000334
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 7 748, 560
Brassica chinensis Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage 1 135, 982
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 3 1, 352
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 3 29, 589
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 8 19, 826
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 7 13, 861.390000041574
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 14 51, 489