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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
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
Rosa gallica French Rose 13 9, 339
Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose 3 0
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 7 2, 000
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 3 84, 900
Rosa spp Rose Hips 6 38, 900
Rosa woodsii Woods' Rose 2 68
Rosmarinus eriocalyx Rosemary 13 7, 435.30000000447
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 46 2, 394, 599.580000043
Rosmarinus tomentosus Hairy Rosemary 13 6, 100.20000000298
Rosmarinus x lavandulaceus Lavender Rosemary 13 7, 420
Rosmarinus x mendizabalii Mendizabali's Rosemary 13 3, 299.2000000029802
Rotala floribunda not available 1 0
Rubia cordifolia Madder 2 0
Rubus chingii Chinese Raspberry 2 0
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 8 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 28 393, 324
Rubus parviflorus Salmonberry; Thimbleberry 3 0
Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry; Wine Raspberry; Japanese Wineberry 2 0
Rubus sp. not available 1 0
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry 3 0