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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
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 1,250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID ID50=20 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
Pavonia odorata Hina plant 1 200
Pedicularis longiflora not available 1 0
Pedicularis palustris not available 1 2
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 2 0
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 11 275.19999995827675
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 21 14, 644
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 9 18, 144
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 2 2, 560
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 335
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 1 2, 500
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 302
Perilla frutescens Perilla 23 879, 011
Persea americana Avocado 12 49, 549
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 1 2, 094
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 6 18, 500
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 6 16, 725
Petiveria alliacea Anamu; Guinea Hen Leaf; Mucura 4 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 42 1, 002, 529.2000004053
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 2 4, 000
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 6 6, 720