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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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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
EMBELIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-1-GLUCOSYL-(1->4)-RHAMNOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ENCECALIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ENDOLYSIN not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ENMEIN not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
ENT-EPICATECHIN MIC=>1,000 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A42, 1991.
EPICANDICANDIOL-7-BETA-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN MIC=>1,000 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EPIGOMERIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIPOLYGODIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
ERIODICTYOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ERYCRISTIN not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
ERYSOLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ERYTHROBYSSIN-II not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
ESCULETIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ETHANOL not available Martindale's 28th
ETHYL-GALLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
EUCALYPTOL not available Duke, 1992 *
EUCALYPTONE MIC=6.25-12.5 ug/ml 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