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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
ISOPLUMERICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISORHAMNETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-RUTINOSIDE (Synergist) Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ITALIPYRONE MIC=3-6 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
JASMONE MIC=800-1,600 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.
JUGLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
JULIPROSOPINE not available Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
KAEMPFEROL 20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
KARANJIN 10 ppm Duke, 1992 *
KAURENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
KIEVITONE ED50=10 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
KOETJAPIC-ACID MIC=6.25-12.5 ug/ml Muhammad, I., El Sayed, K. A., Mossa, J. S., Al-Said, M. S., El-Feraly, F. S., Clark, A. M., Hufford, C. D., Oh, S., Mayer, A. M. 2000. Bioactive 12- Oleanene Triterpene and Secotriterpene Acids from Maytenus undata. J. Natural Products, 63(5): 605-610.
KORBERIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
KORBERIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
KRYPTOTANSHINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-3-HYDROXY-9-METHOXYPTEROCARPAN not available Duke, 1992 *
L-HOMOARGININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ruellia tuberosa not available 1 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 8 26, 072
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 6 157, 420
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 11 282, 936
Rumex hymenosepalus Canaigre 1 350, 000
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 5 2, 154
Ruta graveolens Rue 14 24, 790
Salix alba White Willow 12 375, 080
Salix sp. not available 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 10 2, 077.6000000089407
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 13 171.8000009059906
Salvia farinacea not available 1 0
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 8 399
Salvia longistyla not available 1 28.200000762939453
Salvia mexicana not available 1 0
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 2 0
Salvia nicolsoniana not available 1 58.70000076293945
Salvia officinalis Sage 47 3, 889, 084
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 24 38, 570
Salvia sp. Chia 5 2, 552