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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
FUSTIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALANGIN-3,5,7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALANGINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GALDOSOL not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID MIC=1,000 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GARCINOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GARLICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GENIPOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
GENKWANIN not available 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.
GENTIANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTISEIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GENTISIC-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.
GERANIAL not available Onawunmi, G.O., Yisak, W-A., Ogunlana,* E.O. 1984. Antibacterial Constituents In The Essential Oil Of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 12: 279-286, 1984.
GERANIOL MIC=64 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL MBC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL MIC=400 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
GERANYLHYDROQUINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GERRARDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GINKGOLIC-ACID not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
GINKGOLIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 10 32, 175
Nuytsia floribunda not available 1 17, 000
Nymphoides peltatum not available 1 0
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum; Black Tupelo 1 1.1600000262260437
Ocimum americanum not available 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 52 17, 678, 239.200000018
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 13 270
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 25 251, 286.40000000596
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 8 33, 600.20000000298
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 5 22, 380
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 4 7, 960
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 24 38, 233
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 4 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 3 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 16 479, 661
Olea europaea Olive 22 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 22 17, 340
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 3 0