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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
ALPHA-PINENE not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
AMENTOFLAVONE IC50=10 uM Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.
ANAGALLINE 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.
ANAGYRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANHYDROPODOPHYLLOL MIC=250 nM Duke, 1992 *
ANHYDROSCHUMMIFICINE EC50=0.06-0.4 uM Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 20-54 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
APOGOSSYPOL not available Duke, 1992 *
APPARACINE not available Duke, 1992 *
APPARICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
AR-CURCUMENE IC50=1,750? Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994.
ARBORTRISTOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCTIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 198.
ARTEANNUAN 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.
ARTEMISININ 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.
ASCORBIC-ACID 1-5 g/day Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 27 101, 460
Achillea moschata Iva 1 414
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 3 0
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 1
Acinos suaveolens not available 11 18, 020.40004682541
Acinos thymoides not available 1 500
Acokanthera schimperi Arrow-Poison Tree 1 7, 000
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 3 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 10 138, 180
Acrotrema arnottianum not available 2 5, 950
Acrotrema uniflorum not available 1 2, 400
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 3 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 0
Actaea pachypoda American Baneberry; Doll's-Eyes; White Baneberry; White Cohosh; Baneberry 1 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 4 42
Actaea rubra Red Baneberry 1 0
Actaea spicata European Baneberry 1 0
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 4 15, 870
Adansonia digitata not available 1 0