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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
CITRONELLAL 3.8 x phenol Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CITRONELLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
COHUMULONE 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.
COIXINDEN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
COIXINDEN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
COLEONE-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COLUPULONE 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.
COPALLIFEROL-A not available Duke, 1992 *
COPALLIFEROL-B not available Duke, 1992 *
CREOSOTE not available Martindale's 29th
CRESOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOLEPINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
DECARBOMETHOXYTETRAHYDROSECAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROCORYNANTHEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-SULFIDE MIC=>2,500 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-TETRASULFIDE MIC=>130-1,000 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE MIC=250-1,900 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DICHAMANETIN not available Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
DIGIFERRUGINEOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIGITONIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Daphne mezereum Spurge Laurel; Spurge Olive 1 0
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 1 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 4, 440
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 11 2, 870
Daucus carota Carrot 33 77, 175
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 26
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 2 8, 845
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 8 1, 516.4999997615814
Dictamnus hispanicus not available 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 8 4, 000
Dionaea muscipula Venus' Fly Trap 1 2, 050
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 3 2, 414
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 24
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 280
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 2 444
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 2 1, 223.5999999046326
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 37, 320
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 5 3, 897
Dipsacus fullonum not available 3 0
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 2 200