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Biological Activity Fungistat

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
DIPHENYL not available Martindale's 28th
ETHYLENE-OXIDE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FALCARINOL EC50=9.2 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
FLAVONOL not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GENIPOSIDIC-ACID not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
GENISTEIN IC34=200 uM Duke, 1992 *
HESPERETIN 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.
ISOEUGENOL 100 ug/ml Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUNASINE 120 ug/ml Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
MALTOL 1,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-EUGENOL 100 ug/ml Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
METHYL-P-COUMARATE not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN 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.
NOBILETIN 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.
NORTILIACORININE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID EC50=607 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
POTASSIUM-SORBATE 100-1,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
RAPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 3 21, 274
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 1 3, 190
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 2, 240
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 3 7, 885
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 4 135
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 2 181, 558
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 1 60
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 2 450.20000000298023
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 2 766
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 2 255.10000000149012
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 5 281, 814
Oryza sativa Rice 2 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 3 1, 240
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 2 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 2 1, 500
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 2 1, 800
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 1 10