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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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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
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 34, 686
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 2 65, 125
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 6 430
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 19 202, 400
Marsdenia reichenbachii Condurango 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 28 58, 815
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 0
Maytenus aquifolium not available 1 0
Maytenus canariensis not available 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 28 59, 890
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 15 2, 088, 851.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 5 9, 600
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 5, 010
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 14 0
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 1 420
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 6 8, 200
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 7 0
Melampyrum arvense not available 1 30
Melanoxylon brauna not available 1 250