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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
Gliricidia sepium Mata Raton 1 3, 145
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 3 0
Glycine max Soybean 37 17, 942.10000014305
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 48 5, 287, 768
Glycyrrhiza squamulosa not available 1 17.100000381469727
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 11 497, 260.5
Gochnatia blanchetiana not available 1 166
Gossypium sp Cotton 18 102, 780
Gratifolia officianalis not available 1 2, 500
Grindelia squarrosa Gumweed; Rosinweed 1 0
Guaiacum sp. Guaiac 2 0
Guarea rusbyi Cocillana 2 0
Guatteria scadens Cipo-Ira 1 50, 000
Guazuma tomentosa not available 3 270
Guazuma ulmifolia Bay Cedar 1 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 1 1, 600
Gypsophila struthium not available 1 9.600000381469727
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 5 200, 000
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 9 54, 460
Hamelia patens Scarlet Bush 1 150, 000