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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
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