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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
DIHYDROCHALCONE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROHELENALIN not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
DIHYDROHELENALIN-ESTERS not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
DIOSPHENOL not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
DIPRENYLISOFLAVONE 6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DRACORHODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DRACORUBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DRUMMONDINS not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DUBAMINE-HCL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ELLAGIC-ACID 1,250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EN-YN-DICYCLOETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
EPSILON-VINIFERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ERICOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYBRAEDIN 6-13 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ERYCRISTAGALLIN (1-2 ug/ml) Duke, 1992 *
ERYCRISTAGALLIN 50-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ERYCRISTIN 6-7 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHRABYSSIN 0.8-3 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHRABYSSIN-I not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 21 21, 918.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 15 34, 583
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 4 124, 743
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 8 0
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 2 0
Rhododendron molle Yellow Azalea 1 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 4 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 2 279
Rhus copallina Dwarf Sumac; Winged Sumac 1 448
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 4 0
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 2 214
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 2 0
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 2 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 30 186, 716
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 9 61, 232
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 10 22, 905
Ricinus communis Castorbean 5 0
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 6 0
Rollinia mucosa Biriba; Lancewood 1 5, 800
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 11 357, 939