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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
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 11 0
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 1 1, 840
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 9 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 19 97, 549.6000007689
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 2 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 11 11, 628.10000000149
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 13 318, 489
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 16 87, 473
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 23 811, 302
Mentha sp Mint 3 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 27 1, 246, 176
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 31 34, 627.54000000656
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 12 6, 850
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 12 24, 564
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 2 300
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 13 1, 277
Micromeria croatica not available 6 321
Micromeria dalmatica not available 2 145
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 14 20, 198