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Biological Activity Antiviral

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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
QUERCIMERITRIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 198.
QUERCITRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINOVIC-ACID-GYLCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
RHEIN ED50=0.61 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RHEIN EC50=1.1 Duke, 1992 *
RICIN not available Bonness, M. S., Promising new drugs from plants: poisons that heal, Herbarist, #56, 1990, 59-68
ROSMARINIC-ACID EC50=40 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RUGOSIN-D EC50=0.034 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOSAPONIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
SCILLARENIN not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
SCOPADULCIC-ACID-B not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPADULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCUTELLAREIN IC50=10 uM Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.
SHOREIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
SILYMARIN not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
STEMODIN 0.02 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL not available Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 7 5, 370
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 5 0
Abies alba Silver-Fir 3 2, 058
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 4 8, 645
Abies sachalinensis Japanese Fir; Shin-Yo-Yu 1 5, 400
Abies spectabilis not available 4 1, 595
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 5 1, 687, 500
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 4 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 10 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 5 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 11 13, 180
Acacia lenticularis not available 1 46.599998474121094
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 2 0
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 2 0
Acacia modesta not available 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 11 706, 200
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 7 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 4 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 3 37, 700
Acanthus ilicifolius not available 1 0