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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
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 47 1, 104, 010
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 28, 560
Juniperus oxycedrus Cade Oil; Spanish Cedar; Cade; Brown Juniper; Prickly Juniper 2 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 9 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 10 86, 010
Jussiaea suffruticosa not available 1 0
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Justicia gendarussa Gandarussa 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 2 5, 601
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe daegrimontiana Devil's-Backbone 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 10 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 2 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 4 0
Kayea stylosa not available 1 100
Krameria triandra Rhatany 5 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 2 3, 379.7999954223633
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 11 4, 495.579999983311
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 4 0