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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
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 4 184.70000004768372
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 5 806, 560
Tabernanthe iboga Iboga 1 0
Tacca aspera not available 1 0
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 6 88.59999990463257
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 6 1, 240, 009.3999996185
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 12 7, 932
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 20 10, 920, 750
Tagetes patula French Marigold 6 0
Talguenea quinquenervis not available 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 25 648, 504
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 25 803, 047.5
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 12 5, 500
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 21 149, 123
Taxus baccata Common Yew 13 2, 139.499999821186
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 5 0
Tectona grandis Teak 1 10, 290
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 10 21, 375
Tephrosia purpurea Purple Tephrosia; Wild Indigo 3 60
Terminalia alata not available 1 130