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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
BETA-PINENE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BIFLORIN 625 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BILOBOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BONDENOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BORRERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BORREVERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BROMOPHENOLS not available Duke, 1992 *
BROUSSIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BROUSSONIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BRUCEANTIN IC9=12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEONOL-F IC3=12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEOSIDE-D IC7=12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BRYOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CAJANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR not available Merck 11th Edition
CANALICULATOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CANNELAL 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.
CANTHIN-6-ONE not available Bettarini, F., Borgonovi, G.E., et al. 1991. Antiparasitic Compounds from East African Plants: Isolation and Biological Activity of Anonaine, Matricarianol, Canthin-6-One and Caryophyllene Oxide. Insect Sci. Applic. 14(1): 93-99, 1993.
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