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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
KRUKOVINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMACINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCORINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
MALEKULATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MATRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
MYRICETIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITRIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
NEOABIETIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
OBABERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
OBAMEGINE not available Duke, 1992 *
OLIVACINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PARASORBIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOROGLUCIN-TANNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PLUMBAGIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
PYCNAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUININE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 2 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 3 0
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Mitragyna speciosa Kratum 2 0
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 0.8199999928474426
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 1 0
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 1 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 3 1, 000.0399999991059
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 2 4.899999916553497
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 3 120, 000
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 3 0
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 2 0
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 2 4
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 2 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 1 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 0