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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
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 4 0
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 1 0
Garcinia cambogia Brindleberry; Malabar Tamarind; Garcinia 1 1, 110, 090
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 4 1, 066, 140
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 7 0
Gaultheria fragrantissima Indian Wintergreen 3 0
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 12 0
Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow Jessamine 2 0
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 4 14, 640
Genista tinctoria Dyer's Broom 1 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 15 710, 046
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 2 500
Geranium maculatum Cranesbill 1 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 7 500, 000
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 35 67, 495
Givotia rottleriformis not available 1 0
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 7 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 30 107, 699
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 3 0
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 2 0