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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
CHIMAPHILIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE not available Martindale's 29th
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHYLL not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMOLAENIDE 200 ug/ml 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.
CHRYSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN-5,7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHRYSOPHANOL not available Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
CINNAMALDEHYDE MIC=250-1,000 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID not available Martindale's 28th
CINNAMTANNIN-B-1 MIC=120->1,000 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A42, 1991.
CIRSIMARITIN 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.
CIS-OCIMENE not available Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
CITRAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CNICIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COCAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Diospyros kaki Persimmon 1 0
Diospyros kamerunensis not available 1 0
Diospyros leucomelas not available 1 0
Diospyros longiflora not available 1 393
Diospyros lotus not available 1 20
Diospyros mafiensis not available 1 200
Diospyros maingayi not available 1 0
Diospyros malanonilau not available 1 0
Diospyros mannii not available 1 77.5999984741211
Diospyros maritima not available 1 0
Diospyros melanoxylon not available 1 1, 250
Diospyros mespiliformis not available 1 0
Diospyros mollis not available 1 0
Diospyros monbuttensis not available 1 0
Diospyros montana not available 1 16, 245
Diospyros moonii not available 1 80
Diospyros morrisiana not available 1 200
Diospyros natalensis not available 1 24
Diospyros perigrina not available 1 30, 000
Diospyros quaesita not available 1 4, 300