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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
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 4 184.70000004768372
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 5 806, 560
Tabernanthe iboga Iboga 1 0
Tacca aspera not available 1 0
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 6 88.59999990463257
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 6 1, 240, 009.3999996185
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 12 7, 932
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 20 10, 920, 750
Tagetes patula French Marigold 6 0
Talguenea quinquenervis not available 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 25 648, 504
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 25 803, 047.5
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 12 5, 500
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 21 149, 123
Taxus baccata Common Yew 13 2, 139.499999821186
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 5 0
Tectona grandis Teak 1 10, 290
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 10 21, 375
Tephrosia purpurea Purple Tephrosia; Wild Indigo 3 60
Terminalia alata not available 1 130