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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
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 4 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 3 425, 192.24000000954
Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle 3 0
Lagochilus inebrians Intoxicating Mint 1 40, 000
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 17 283, 638
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 7 3, 348
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 46 14, 224, 704
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 22 276, 500
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 25 111, 765
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula spica not available 1 133.3000030517578
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 10 3, 941
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 22 16, 830
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 13 3, 817, 276
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 6 0
Lemaireocereus griseus not available 1 20, 000
Lemaireocereus hystrix not available 1 400
Lemaireocereus quevedonis not available 1 0
Lemaireocereus stellatus not available 1 3, 800
Lens culinaris Lentil 5 1, 311.0299999993294