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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
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
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 6 118.10000000149012
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 17 90, 273
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 13 2, 935
Lepechinia caulescens not available 1 4
Lepechinia chamaedryoides not available 1 0
Lepechinia glomerata not available 1 0
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 2 400
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 5 5, 730
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 6 6, 510.109999999404
Leptospermum ericoides not available 1 0
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 4 10, 000
Lespedeza davidii not available 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 24 476
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 1, 005
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 13 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 6 402, 001.5000000596
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet 1 170, 000
Limnophila rugosa not available 1 0
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 3 480, 195