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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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
(+)-8HYDROXYCALAMENENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(+)-8HYDROXYCALAMENENE not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALBACIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(+)-T-CADINOL MIC=2-24 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
(2Z,8Z)-10-ANGELOYLOXY-MATRICARIA-ESTER MIC=50->100 ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
(5R,8R,9S,10R)-12-OXO-ENT-3,13-CLERODIEN-15-OIC-ACID 20-25ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-1,3-BIS(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1,4-PENTADIENE not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,4-TRIHYDROXYHEPTADECA-16-ENE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
1,2-DIHYDROXY-4-GLUCOSYLNAPTHALENE not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
1,3,4,5-TETRACAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZENE not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4-NAPTHAQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 50 ppm Duke, 1992 *
1-ACETYLJATIVATRIOL not available Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
1-ETHYL-BETA-CARBOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHOXYCANTHIN-6-ONE not available Duke, 1992 *
1-TULIPOSIDE-A not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 20 3, 826, 834
Hibiscus syriacus Rose Of Sharon; Shrub Althaea; Hachisu (Jap.); Mukuge (Jap.) 1 0
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 1 0
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 11 346, 110
Hippuris vulgare not available 1 15
Hoffmannia strigillosa not available 1 12.5
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 6 45, 600
Hopea brevipetiolaris not available 1 0
Hopea cordifolia not available 1 360
Hopea jucunda not available 1 160
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 18 162, 586
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 21 40, 200
Humulus lupulus Hops 43 153, 268
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 2 0
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 4 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 10 61.82999995350838
Hydnocarpus anthelminticus Thai Chaulmoogra 2 0
Hydnocarpus kurzii True Chaulmoogra 3 287, 000
Hydnocarpus venenata not available 1 60