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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
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 11 2, 772, 200
Origanum compactum not available 1 70
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 3 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 33 7, 172, 006
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 14 43, 599
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 23 170, 952.60000000894
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 14 65, 502.60000000894
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 12 159, 984.1000000015
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 51 24, 660, 416.10000013
Oryza sativa Rice 12 255, 300.89999997616
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 6, 852
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 2 27, 000
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 255
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 1, 845
Paeonia japonica not available 1 5, 000
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 9 135, 000
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 6 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 6 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 6 150, 000
Palaquium grande not available 1 7