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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 MIC=1-14 ug/ml Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
LUPULONE not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Eucalyptus grandis Gum; Flooded Gum; Rose Gum 8 2, 682, 000
Eucalyptus incrassata not available 10 15, 556
Eucalyptus intertexta not available 13 9, 901
Eucalyptus lansdowneana not available 12 891
Eucalyptus largisparsa not available 13 7, 084.999999523163
Eucalyptus leucoxylon not available 13 1, 088
Eucalyptus macrorrhuncha not available 1 200, 000
Eucalyptus maculata Gum 14 8, 795.60000000894
Eucalyptus maideni not available 14 14, 380.900000013411
Eucalyptus melanophloia not available 13 195.4000000357628
Eucalyptus melliodora not available 14 16, 210.70000001043
Eucalyptus moluccana not available 14 8, 037.500000007451
Eucalyptus nova-anglica New England 'peppermint' 6 1, 547
Eucalyptus occidentalis not available 14 5, 408.900000013411
Eucalyptus ochrophloia not available 13 92.19999998807907
Eucalyptus odorata not available 13 3, 140.6000003814697
Eucalyptus oviformis not available 14 4, 575.900000013411
Eucalyptus paniculata not available 7 743
Eucalyptus polyanthemos not available 14 2, 352.3000000044703
Eucalyptus populnea not available 14 2, 330.3999996185303