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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
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 27 1, 991, 074
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 36
Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon 1 20
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 2 94
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 2 92
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine 3 0
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 2 870, 000
Pinus insularis Khasi Pine 2 1, 591, 000
Pinus kesiya Khasi Pine 2 1, 591, 000
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 4 0
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine 2 240, 250
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 1 92
Pinus roxburghii Chir Pine; Himalayan Longleaf 2 800, 000
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 24 958, 500
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 5 242, 000
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 11 35, 010
Piper betel Betel Pepper 4 42, 310
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 11 1, 279, 600
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 4 46, 106