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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
Rubus sp. not available 1 0
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry 3 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 7 27, 822
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 5 24, 000
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 6 119, 348
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 3 12, 028.199999809265
Ruta graveolens Rue 12 9, 580
Salix alba White Willow 4 138.09999990463257
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 7 726.4000000059605
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 9 126.10000014305115
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 8 383.5
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 1 36
Salvia officinalis Sage 31 2, 563, 137.9000000954
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 15 6, 507
Salvia sp. Chia 3 394
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 8 35, 290
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 14, 256
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 20 391, 500
Sambucus simpsonii Simpson's elderberry 2 0
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 5 60, 000