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Biological Activity Antibacterial

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CANAVANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CANDICANDIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CANTHIN-6-ONE MIC=12.5-75 ug/ml Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
CANTHIUMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAPILLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CARLINA-OXIDE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CARPAINE not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CARVACROL MIC 170-290 Chalchat, J.C. et Garry, R.P.*, Bastide, P., Fabre, F. et Malhuret, R. Correlation Composition Chimique/Activite Antimicrobienne: V - Contribution a la Comparaison de 2 Methodes de Determination Des Cmi. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 25: 184-193.
CARVACROL MIC=39-625 Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN MIC=>1,000 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A42, 1991.
CATHINE-6-ONE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
CECROPIN not available Merck 11th Edition
CHAKSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAULMOOGRIC-ACID MIC=32-64 ug/ml Martindale's 28th
CHEIROLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELERYTHRINE 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.
CHELIDONINE 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.
CHELIRUBINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 4 0
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 1 0
Garcinia cambogia Brindleberry; Malabar Tamarind; Garcinia 1 1, 110, 090
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 4 1, 066, 140
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 7 0
Gaultheria fragrantissima Indian Wintergreen 3 0
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 12 0
Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow Jessamine 2 0
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 4 14, 640
Genista tinctoria Dyer's Broom 1 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 15 710, 046
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 2 500
Geranium maculatum Cranesbill 1 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 7 500, 000
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 35 67, 495
Givotia rottleriformis not available 1 0
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 7 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 30 107, 699
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 3 0
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 2 0