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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
HUMULINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
HUMULONE MIC=10-200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HYDNOCARPIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
HYDRASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYPERFORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPERICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE MIC=250-500 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991.
IMANINE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
INDOLE MBC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE MIC=800 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.
INTEGERRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
IODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOALANTOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISODOMEDONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISODONAL not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOHUMULONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOMAGNOLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOMANGOSTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 1 3, 500
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 1 0
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 2 0
Bryonia alba White Bryony 1 0
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 1 1, 200
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 5 29, 040
Buxus microphylla not available 1 0
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood 1 0
Buxus wallichiana not available 1 0
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 3 291, 878.40000009537
Caesalpinia decapetala not available 1 1.2000000476837158
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 9 10, 000
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 2 2, 880
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 19 8, 360.899999976158
Calathea macrosepala Chufle 1 910
Calea zacatechichi Bitter Grass; Dog's Grass; Mexican Calea 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 18 183, 000.68000000715
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 10 174.30000007152557
Callicarpa arborea not available 1 0
Callistemon lanceolatus not available 1 0