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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
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 34, 686
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 2 65, 125
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 6 430
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 19 202, 400
Marsdenia reichenbachii Condurango 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 28 58, 815
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 0
Maytenus aquifolium not available 1 0
Maytenus canariensis not available 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 28 59, 890
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 15 2, 088, 851.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 5 9, 600
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 5, 010
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 14 0
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 1 420
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 6 8, 200
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 7 0
Melampyrum arvense not available 1 30
Melanoxylon brauna not available 1 250