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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
Sechium edule Chayote 1 6, 030
Selenicereus grandiflorus Night-Blooming Cereus; Queen-of-the-Night 2 0
Senecio aureus Liferoot; Squawweed 1 0
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 6 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 5 16, 767
Senna lindheimeriana not available 1 50.400001525878906
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 4 3, 800
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 7 0
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 14 751, 218
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 22 84, 093.36499988101
Shorea affinis not available 1 720
Shorea congestiflora not available 1 0
Shorea dyerii not available 1 430
Shorea magistophylla not available 1 20
Shorea oblongifolia not available 1 0
Shorea ovalifolia not available 1 0
Shorea stipularvis not available 1 710
Shorea trapezifolia not available 1 0
Shorea zeylanica not available 1 0
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 1, 270