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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 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.
INDOLE MBC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
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
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 6 200
Discaria longispina not available 1 0
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 9 117, 800
Dracocephalum parviflora Small-Flowered Moldavica 2 210
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 10 864
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 6 279, 000
Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 3 20
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 4 1, 882.8000000715256
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 1, 270
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 12 69, 000
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 7 51, 000
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 10 2, 580
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 22 40, 053.40000009537
Echinops echinatus not available 1 0
Echinops niveus not available 1 0
Ehretia laevis not available 1 150
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 13 5, 280
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 725
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny Silver Berry 4 0