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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
ERYTHRABYSSIN-II 0.8-3 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHROPHLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHROPHLEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYVARIESTYRENE 50-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ERYVARIGATIN 25-50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL not available Merck 11th Edition
ETHYL-GALLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-VANILLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
EUCALYPTOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
EUGENOL 3 ml/man/day Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
FALCARINDIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
FALCARINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
FANGCHINOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FICUSEPTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FILICIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMALDEHYDE not available Martindale's 29th
FORMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
FRAXETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 2 3, 200
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 3 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 5 54, 410
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 7 3.5999999046325684
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 10 13, 274
Hedeoma hispida Hispid Pennyroyal 4 80
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 12 28, 530
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 7 3, 095
Hedera helix Ivy 5 0
Hedychium flavum Yellow Ginger Lily 5 6, 120
Heimia salicifolia Sinicuichi 1 0
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 26 695, 578.0839999989
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 3 676.0120000001043
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 5 2, 000
Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket; Sweet Rocket; Damask-Violet; Dame's-Violet 7 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 1, 620
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 24 3, 451, 074
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 5 191, 400
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 2 0