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Biological Activity Protisticide

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
(+)-AROMOLINE IC50=0.67 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN not available Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
1,4-NAPTHAQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
14,15-EPOXYGERANYL-METHYL-ETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
14,15-EPOXYGERANYLGERANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
14,15-EPOXYGERANYLGERANIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
14,15-EPOXYGERANYLGERANIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
14-HYDROXYGERANYLGERANYL-15-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-BIPLUMBAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
6BETA-HYDROXYLOGANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
8,8'-BIPLUMBAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ABIETIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ABOTRISTOCIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ABOTRISTOCIDE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
ABOTRISTOCIDE-C not available Duke, 1992 *
ACACETIN IC50=4.2-12.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
ACROPTILIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AILANTHINONE IC50=0.019-45 uM Duke, 1992 *
AJOENE not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 460, 000
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 3 2, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 5 16, 016
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 4 13, 000
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 1 0.012000000104308128
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 45, 000