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Biological Activity Antibacterial

List of activity chemicals.
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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
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 14 20, 090
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 15 30, 001.800000071526
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 290
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 3 549.0340000018477
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 13 5, 022.074000000954
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 7 33, 720.38999980129
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 8 108, 800
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 11 42, 088
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 6 460, 000
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 230, 000
Viscum album European Mistletoe 7 7, 523.400000095367
Viscum articulatum not available 1 0
Vismia cayennensis not available 1 0
Vismia micrantha not available 1 280
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 20 1, 472, 028.7999999076
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 53 7, 375, 407.816002667
Warburgia ugandensis Warburghia 2 0
Wisteria floribunda not available 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 7 8, 800