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Biological Activity Parasiticide

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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-TOMATINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ARTEMETIN IC50=26 uM Duke, 1992 *
CASTICIN IC50=24 uM Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOSPLENETIN IC50=23 uM Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOSPLENOL-D IC50=32 uM Duke, 1992 *
CIRSILINEOL IC50=36 uM Duke, 1992 *
CRESOL not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPATORIN IC50=65 uM Duke, 1992 *
M-CRESOL not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CRESOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PINGUINAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
RUMICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR not available Martindale's 29th
VERATRINE not available Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 195
Daucus carota Carrot 1 1, 635
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 1, 980
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 2
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 1 0
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 10, 400
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 1, 270
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 1 6, 600
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 3, 400
Glycine max Soybean 1 4, 066
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 0
Guaiacum sp. Guaiac 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 9, 760
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 44, 000
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 400
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 1 610
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 2, 870
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 2, 652
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 1, 040