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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
EUDESMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 500 ppm Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp.
EUGENOL MBC=400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EUGLOBAL not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPATORIN not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EUPATORIOCHROMENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FABATIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FAGARONINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FALCARINDIOL not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
FALCARINOL not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
FERULIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FICUSEPTINE MIC=15-30 nM Duke, 1992 *
FLAVONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FORSYTHIASIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FORSYTHOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
FRANGULANINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FRAXETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FULVOPLUMIERIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FUMARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FUROCOUMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 23 838, 152
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 5 1, 026.800000011921
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 13 18, 787.199999809265
Betula ermanii not available 1 0
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 2 0
Betula maximowicziana not available 1 6, 000
Betula papyrifera not available 1 0
Betula pendula not available 1 4, 200
Betula platyphylla not available 1 0
Betula sp. not available 3 0
Betula utilis not available 1 0
Bidens pilosa not available 7 120, 312
Bischofia javanica not available 1 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 5 706, 640
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 3 0
Blighia sapida Akee; Seso Vegetal 1 8, 530
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 2 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 3 0
Boehmeria excelsa not available 1 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 6 32, 215