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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
DEHYDROABIETIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE 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.
DIHYDRO-BETA-CYCLOCOSTUNOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EREMANTHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EREMANTHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FARNESOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
FUROCOUMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-GERANIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
GILLETINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GYROCARPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HARMALINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HEDERASAPONINS not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
HEDERINE not available Bezanger-Beauquesne, L. Noveautes en Phytotherapie. Huitieme Revue. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 25: 46-76, 1991.
HOLACANTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
IODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOALANTOLACTONE not available Abstract (See species file)
ISOCHONDODENDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
JATRORRHIZINE IC50=0.42-1.61 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL not available Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Syzygium claviflorum not available 1 20
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 1 0
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 1 403, 280
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 1 0
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 0
Tagetes patula French Marigold 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 1 0
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 1 0
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 0
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 1 0
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 1 2, 610
Tephrosia purpurea Purple Tephrosia; Wild Indigo 1 0
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 0
Teucrium asiaticum not available 1 0.10000000149011612
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 1 0
Teucrium oxylepis not available 1 0.15000000596046448
Teucrium polium Golden Germander 3 0
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia not available 1 0
Teucrium salviastrum not available 1 0