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Biological Activity Fungistat

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
2'-HYDROXY-4,6'-DIMETHOXY-3'-METHYLDIHYDROCHALCONE 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.
4,8,13-DUVATRIEN-1,3-DIOL EC50=20 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
4-METHYL-CATECHOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
5,4'-DIHYDROXY-6,7,8,3'-TETRAMETHOXYFLAVONE not available Weidenborner, M., Hindorf, H., Jha, H.C., and Tsotsonos, P. 1989. Antifungal Activity of Flavonoids Against Storage Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1103-1105.
5,8-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE not available Weidenborner, M., Hindorf, H., Jha, H.C., and Tsotsonos, P. 1989. Antifungal Activity of Flavonoids Against Storage Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1103-1105.
7-HYDROXY-5,6,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE not available Weidenborner, M., Hindorf, H., Jha, H.C., and Tsotsonos, P. 1989. Antifungal Activity of Flavonoids Against Storage Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1103-1105.
7-HYDROXY-FLAVANONE not available Weidenborner, M., Hindorf, H., Jha, H.C., and Tsotsonos, P. 1989. Antifungal Activity of Flavonoids Against Storage Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1103-1105.
AJOENE <20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ANNULOLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AVENACINE-A not available Wealth of India.
BIOCHANIN-A IC50=200 uM Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE not available CIBA (Chadwick, D.J. and Marsh, J. 1990. Bioactive Compounds from Plants. CIBA Foundation Symposium 154. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Chichester UK. 242 pp.
CASTILLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOLEPINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
DIGITONIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIHYDRODIOSCORINE not available Adeleye, A. and Ikotun, T., Antifungal activity of dihydrodiosocrine extracted from a wild variety of Dioscorea bulbifera L., J. Basic Microbiol., 29(5), 1989, 265-7.
DIHYDROKAWAIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DIHYDROROBINETIN not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 0
Collinsonia canadensis Stone Root 1 0
Cologana broussonetii not available 1 0
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 2 0
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 4 64, 521
Coridothymus capitatus Spanish Oregano 2 110
Crocus sativus Saffron 1 0
Crotalaria juncea Sunhemp 1 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 1 4, 000
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 1 0
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 1 3, 892
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 1 980
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 9, 610
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 1 0
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 2 1, 000
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 2 0
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 1 408
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 1 634
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 1 120
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 2 0