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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
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