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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
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 4 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 5 680, 000
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 5 13, 070
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 0
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 0
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 1 0
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 2 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 16 34, 295
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 11 0
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 1 2, 140
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 6 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 13 83, 100
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 31 196, 500
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 17 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 3 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 56 791, 470
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 12 1, 865
Artemisia pallens Davana 3 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 12 169, 200
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 17 16, 670