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Biological Activity Spermicide

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
(-)-GOSSYPOL 30 mg/kg rats Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID not available Martindale's 28th
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-IV not available Farnsworth, N.R. and Cordell, G.A. A Review of Some Biologically Active Compounds Isolated From Plants as Reported in the 1974-1975 Literature. J. Nat. Prod. 39: 420, 1976.
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.
GARLICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPOL 0.2-100 uM Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPOL 30 mg/kg rats Duke, 1992 *
LEMMATOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITRIN 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.
NIMBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBINATE(SODIUM) not available Duke, 1992 *
QUININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RICINOLEIC-ACID not available Martindale's 28th
TERPINEN-4-OL ED100=0.015 Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 160
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 2 660
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 10
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 1 777, 125
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 1 7, 400
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 3 0
Melilotus indica Small-Flowered Melilot 1 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 0
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 0
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 1 800
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 3 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 1 30
Micromeria fruticosa Tasnanesi 1 2, 460