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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
COLUMBAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COLUPULONE not available Duke, 1992 *
COPALLIFEROL-B not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COSMOSIIN MIC=500 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991.
COSTIC-ACID 750 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.
CREPIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CRISTACARPIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CRYPTOLEPINE MIC=<8-250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOTANSHINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CUMINALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
CYCLOARTENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOEUCALENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOEUDESMOL 10-50 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOSTACHINE-A not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CYNARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DAPHNETIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DATISCETIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEHYDROABIETANE not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROCOSTUS-LACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Catha edulis Khat 3 1, 610
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 10 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 5 72.5
Ceanothus americanus not available 1 7, 479
Ceanothus velutinus not available 1 0
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 2 32, 000
Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 6 216, 400
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 6 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 20 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 11 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 20 145, 648
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 3 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 11 1, 545, 000
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 2 0
Chamaecrista greggii not available 1 14.800000190734863
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 21 831
Chamaesyce hypericifolia Spurge 2 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 9 0