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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
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 8 2, 006
Baptisia sp not available 1 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 3 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 6 38, 900
Basella alba Vinespinach 3 14, 785
Bauhinia vahlii not available 1 0
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 1 0
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 1 6, 750
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 12 318, 600
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 4 1, 012.8000000119209
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 11 18, 778.400000095367
Betula alba not available 1 0
Betula alleghaniensis not available 1 0
Betula caerulea not available 1 0
Betula caerulea-grandis not available 1 0
Betula cordifolia not available 1 0
Betula dahurica not available 1 0
Betula ermanii not available 2 0
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 2 500
Betula maximowicziana not available 2 38, 000