An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column.
Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Avena sativa Oats 24 243, 846.15399999917
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 1 9, 330
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 6 60, 470
Avicennia alba not available 1 160
Avicennia marina not available 1 6, 000
Avicennia officinalis not available 1 1, 950
Avicennia tomentosa not available 1 100
Azadirachta indica Neem 10 68, 000
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 2 1, 260
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 210, 116
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 2 4, 290
Balanops australiana not available 1 180
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 12 2, 055
Banisteriopsis caapi Ayahuasca; Caapi; Yage; Soul Vine; Spirit Vine 2 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 2 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 9 11, 261
Basella alba Vinespinach 4 14, 785
Bauhinia vahlii not available 1 0
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 1 0
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 1 6, 750