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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 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 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ananas comosus Pineapple 2 40.49000000953674
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 1, 318
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 2 58.5
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 0
Anisomeles indica Kalabhangra 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 14, 000
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 3 2, 640
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 0
Aralia cordata Udo 1 6
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 2 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 2 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 0
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 0
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 39, 300
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 710
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 2 5, 675