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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
Pavonia odorata Hina plant 1 200
Pedicularis longiflora not available 1 0
Pedicularis palustris not available 1 2
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 2 0
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 11 275.19999995827675
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 21 14, 644
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 9 18, 144
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 2 2, 560
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 335
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 1 2, 500
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 302
Perilla frutescens Perilla 23 879, 011
Persea americana Avocado 12 49, 549
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 1 2, 094
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 6 18, 500
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 6 16, 725
Petiveria alliacea Anamu; Guinea Hen Leaf; Mucura 4 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 42 1, 002, 529.2000004053
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 2 4, 000
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 6 6, 720