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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
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 2 200
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 5 14, 725
Annona diversifolia Llama 1 140
Annona glabra Pondapple 4 1, 590
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 3 0
Annona muricata Soursop 10 1, 540
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 5 2, 600
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 10 3, 200
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 7 479, 000
Apium graveolens Celery 46 4, 649, 861.899999976
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 3 0
Aquilaria agallocha Lignum Aloe 1 0
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 2 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 19 9, 906
Aralia cordata Udo 10 1, 600.25
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 7 10, 000
Arbutus menziesii not available 1 40, 000
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 8 1, 274, 000
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 13 117, 318
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 31 1, 178, 351