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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
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
LAWSONE 5-20 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
LINALOOL MIC=1,600 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
LINATINE not available Merck 11th Edition
LIRIODENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUCIDIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LUPULONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPULONE MIC=1-14 ug/ml Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
LUTENURINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN MIC=500 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991.
LYCORINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
MACROCARPAL-A MIC=1->100 Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-B MIC=0.4->100 Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-C MIC=0.2->100 Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-D MIC=1->100 Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-E MIC=1->100 Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-F MIC=1->100 Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 57
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 2 163
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 2 317
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 25 2, 757, 877
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 17 34, 774.49993133545
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 14 632.1999999284744
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 6 51.30000000447035
Elsholtzia densa not available 2 0
Elsholtzia eriostachya 'Dwarf' Bush Mint 8 959.9000000283122
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 5 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 9 1, 137.1999999284744
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 17 500, 714.9999997914
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 8 4, 400
Enterolobium cyclocarpum not available 1 60
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 3 0
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 25 2, 084
Epilobium rosmarinifolium not available 1 0
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 24 16, 444
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 2 0