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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
DEHYDROFALCARINDIOL 25-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROGLAUCINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROISOEUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROTREMETONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEHYDROXYSHIKONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-3-CARENE not available Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
DELTA-CADINENE MIC800 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
DEMETHYLBATATASIN-IV not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEOXYANDROGRAPHOLIDE not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
DEOXYWITHANOLIDE-D not available Duke, 1992 *
DHELWANGINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-DISULFIDE MIC=900-1,900 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-SULFIDE MIC=>2,500 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-TETRASULFIDE MIC=>130-1,000 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE MIC=250-1,900 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIARYLHEPTANOID not available Duke, 1992 *
DIARYLHEPTANOID-GLYCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
DICTAMNINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DICUMAROL not available Duke, 1992 *
DIETHYL-DISULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ruellia tuberosa not available 1 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 8 26, 072
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 6 157, 420
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 11 282, 936
Rumex hymenosepalus Canaigre 1 350, 000
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 5 2, 154
Ruta graveolens Rue 14 24, 790
Salix alba White Willow 12 375, 080
Salix sp. not available 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 10 2, 077.6000000089407
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 13 171.8000009059906
Salvia farinacea not available 1 0
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 8 399
Salvia longistyla not available 1 28.200000762939453
Salvia mexicana not available 1 0
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 2 0
Salvia nicolsoniana not available 1 58.70000076293945
Salvia officinalis Sage 47 3, 889, 084
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 24 38, 570
Salvia sp. Chia 5 2, 552