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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
CAPRYLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
CAPSIDIN 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.
CARACURINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVACROL 1.5 x phenol Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 1.5 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CASSAIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CASSAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CASSAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CENTROLOBINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CEPHARANTHINE not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CHAMAZULENE 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.
CHELERYTHRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE not available Martindale's 29th
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMOLAENIDE not available De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
CHRYSOPHANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL 5.2 x phenol Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 11 0
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 1 1, 840
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 9 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 19 97, 549.6000007689
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 2 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 11 11, 628.10000000149
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 13 318, 489
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 16 87, 473
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 23 811, 302
Mentha sp Mint 3 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 27 1, 246, 176
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 31 34, 627.54000000656
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 12 6, 850
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 12 24, 564
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 2 300
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 13 1, 277
Micromeria croatica not available 6 321
Micromeria dalmatica not available 2 145
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 14 20, 198