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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
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 6 8, 220
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 6 5, 082
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 11 33, 733
Pyrus communis Pear 10 20, 526.60000038147
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 2, 640
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 2 0
Quercus alba White Oak 4 444.40000009536743
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 3 120, 000
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 2 98
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 7 1, 369.1000000014901
Quercus stellata Post Oak 2 57
Quercus velutina Black Oak 2 98
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 5 22
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 7 48, 677
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 11 19, 342
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 14
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 2 360
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 8 9, 052.70000076294