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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
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