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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
HAEMOCORIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HARDWICKIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
HARMALINE 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.
HARMALOL 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.
HARRISONIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HEDERASAPONINS not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
HELENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HELENIN 100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
HERNIARIN 100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
HESPERETIN MIC=500 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HEXANAL MBC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HEXENAL not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
HINOKITIOL MIC=39-156 Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
HIPPURIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
HIRCINOL 0.2-4 x tetracyclin Duke, 1992 *
HISPAGLABRIDIN-A 3 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HISPAGLABRIDIN-B 3-7 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HONOKIOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HOUTTUYNIN not available Spring, M.A. 1988. Ethnopharmacologic Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used by Laotian Hmong Refugees in Minnesota. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 26: 65-91, 1989.
HOVEINE 200 ug/ml Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 23 838, 152
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 5 1, 026.800000011921
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 13 18, 787.199999809265
Betula ermanii not available 1 0
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 2 0
Betula maximowicziana not available 1 6, 000
Betula papyrifera not available 1 0
Betula pendula not available 1 4, 200
Betula platyphylla not available 1 0
Betula sp. not available 3 0
Betula utilis not available 1 0
Bidens pilosa not available 7 120, 312
Bischofia javanica not available 1 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 5 706, 640
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 3 0
Blighia sapida Akee; Seso Vegetal 1 8, 530
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 2 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 3 0
Boehmeria excelsa not available 1 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 6 32, 215