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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
Sarracenia rubra not available 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 21 83, 149.60400003195
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 13 8, 345
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 15 22, 830
Satureja douglasii Douglas' Savory 15 12, 805
Satureja glabella Smooth Savory 4 1, 920
Satureja grandiflora French Savory 8 1, 633
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 22 137, 020
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 36 2, 580, 382
Satureja obovata Iberian Savory; Savory 18 70, 972.13999999687
Satureja odora Scented Pampa Savory 11 1, 567
Satureja parvifolia Small-Leaf Pampa Savory 12 2, 112
Satureja subspicata Yugoslav Savory 11 910
Satureja thymbra Goat Oregano 12 46, 171.20000000298
Satureja vulgaris Common Savory 1 106
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 10 0
Schefflera octophylla not available 1 0
Schefflera species not available 1 0
Schefflera venulosa not available 1 200
Schinus molle California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree 12 690, 000