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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
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 4 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 10 6, 900
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 20 249, 750
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 18 22
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 3 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 36 785, 304
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 8 794
Artemisia pallens Davana 3 13
Artemisia salsoloides not available 8 337, 550
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 15 25, 230
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 3 3, 058
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 2 886
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 5 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 4 59
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 4 59
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 7 5, 161.486999820918
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 17 1, 714, 815.059999764
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 1 8
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 9 20, 370.299999952316
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 2 0