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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=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.
GERANIOL MIC=64 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL MBC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
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
Sterculia urens Karaya 3 20, 000
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 27 25, 812
Stillingia sylvatica Queen's-Delight; Stillingia; Queen's-Root; Yawroot 1 0
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 2 0
Styrax benzoin Benzoin; Onycha; Styrax 3 0
Styrax tonkinensis Siam Benzoin 2 400, 002
Swertia chirata Chirata; Chiretta 2 0
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Buckbush 2 8.599999904632568
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 6 95, 945.39999961853
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk Cabbage 1 0
Symplocos racemosa not available 1 0
Syncarpia glomulifera not available 1 12, 000
Syncarpia laurifolia not available 1 12, 000
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 7 1, 315
Syzgium claviflorum not available 1 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 29 3, 767, 374
Syzygium claviflorum not available 3 239
Syzygium cumini Aceituna Dulce; Jambolan; Java Plum 5 13, 860
Syzygium jambos Pomarrosa; Rose Apple 2 5, 286
Syzygium malaccense Malay Apple; Mammey Pomorrosa; Ohia 1 13, 845