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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
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 13 1, 009, 698
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 14 90
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 10 35, 266.800000071526
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 4 4, 456
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 58
Vigna mungo Black Gram 5 3, 228.0340000018477
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 7 11, 706.074000000954
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 67, 212
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 4 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 7 1, 428
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 4 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 4 15, 086
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 13 1, 457, 718.0999999046
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 29 7, 616, 895.20000267
Wasabia japonica Japanese Horseradish; Wasabi 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 4 11, 600
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 2 1, 797
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 2 1, 053.5999999046326