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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
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 1 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 2 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 2 2, 400
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 2 96, 900
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 1 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 2 0
Chondrodendron tomentosum Curare 2 0
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 3 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 2 61, 260
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Cinchona officinalis Lojabark; Quinine 1 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 1 308, 260
Cinchona spp Quinine 1 40, 000
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 16
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 1 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 3 0
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 1 4