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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
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 12 657, 422.5200000331
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 18 352, 020
Lippia alba White Lippia 6 0
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 4 355
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 4 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 5 300, 000
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 13 460, 012.4799999893
Lithocarpus attenuata not available 1 0
Lithocarpus polystachya not available 1 1.600000023841858
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 9 1, 439
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 2 4, 518
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 11 140, 000.75200000405
Ludwigia adscendens Ascending ludwigia 1 0
Ludwigia parviflora not available 1 0
Ludwigia perennis Perennial ludwigia 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 2 35, 988
Luisia indivisa not available 1 0
Lupinus albus White Lupine 3 90
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 2 0