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Biological Activity Antibacterial

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
DIHYDROCORYNANTHEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCUBEBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROGUARIARETIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROHELENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROPINOSYLVIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIHYDRORESVERATROL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DILLAPIOL MIC=45.9->50 nM Orjala, J., et al. 1993. Five New Prenylated p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derivatives with Antimicrobial and Molluscicidal Activity from Piper aduncum Leaves. Planta Medica, 59: 546.
DIMETHYLALLYLINDONE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSPHENOL not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
DIPENTENE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DRACORHODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DRACORUBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ECHINACOSIDE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
ECHINOFURAN 0.6-5 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.
ECHINONE 0.6-5 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.
ELAEOCARPIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ELEUTHERIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ELLAGIC-ACID ID50=20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 1,250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ELLIPTICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Clinopodium umbrosum not available 1 0
Clusia arboricida not available 1 60.79999923706055
Clusia sp. not available 1 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 20 112, 298
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 1 12, 200
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 3 28, 406
Coccoloba excoriata not available 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 21 4, 360, 600.8000000715
Coffea arabica Coffee 14 170, 530
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 3 0
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 4 1, 456
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 4 24, 600
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 13 636, 942.9000015259
Collinsonia canadensis Stone Root 6 19
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 3, 950
Colubrina granulosa not available 1 0
Combretum imberbe not available 1 0
Commelina benghalensis Benghal dayflower 1 0
Commelina communis Common dayflower 1 0
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 8 27, 600