Skip to main content

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Biological Activity Spermicide

Select a Results View:

Download these results as:
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 *
Download these results as:
List of Activity Plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column.
Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 1 0
Nepeta cataria Catnip 1 900
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 1 90
Nerium oleander Oleander 1 0
Neurolaena lobata Bitter Wood; Contragavilana 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 2 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 16, 090
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 3 112, 158
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 3 100.20000000298023
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 1 720
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 3 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 2, 528
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 1 0
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 2, 721, 600
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 2 1, 210, 840
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 1 205