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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
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 21 260, 000
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 2 241, 820
Melilotus alba White Melilot 2 0
Melilotus indica Small-Flowered Melilot 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 15 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 29 296, 357.6000007689
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 2 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 16 110, 601.30000000447
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 17 400, 761
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 24 125, 073
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 27 1, 906, 112
Mentha sp Mint 3 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 36 1, 176, 776
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 46 99, 749.67000000924
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 18 47, 350
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 22 246, 282
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 3 33, 500
Mesua ferrea not available 1 2, 120
Mesua myrtifolia not available 1 100