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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
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 12 48
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 13 31, 060
Hedeoma hispida Hispid Pennyroyal 9 1, 018
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 15 877, 303.7999999523
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 7 5, 402
Hedera helix Ivy 6 0
Hedychium flavum Yellow Ginger Lily 5 1, 170
Heimia salicifolia Sinicuichi 1 0
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 3 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 32 1, 525, 296.0839999989
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 2 306.0120000001043
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 6 2, 000
Heliotropium indicus Indian Heliotrope 1 0
Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla 3 0
Heracleum laciniatum Laciniate Cow-parsnip 1 400
Heracleum sphondylium Cow Parsnip; Hogweed; Meadow Parsnip 2 0
Herpestis monniera not available 1 1, 100
Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket; Sweet Rocket; Damask-Violet; Dame's-Violet 6 0
Hibiscus mutabilis not available 1 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 2 810