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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 400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 3 ml/man/day 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
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 3 200
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 1 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 3 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 6 688
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 10 1, 511
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 2 9, 008.800000011921
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 13 120, 021.28499999456
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 1 25
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 2 71, 976
Lupinus albus White Lupine 5 53
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 5 27, 324
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 28 9, 165
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 3 56
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 4 0
Lycopus uniflorus One-Flowered Bugle 6 338
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 9 1, 208
Lygodium japonicum Climbing Fern 1 23