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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
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 2 200
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 5 14, 725
Annona diversifolia Llama 1 140
Annona glabra Pondapple 4 1, 590
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 3 0
Annona muricata Soursop 10 1, 540
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 5 2, 600
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 10 3, 200
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 7 479, 000
Apium graveolens Celery 46 4, 649, 861.899999976
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 3 0
Aquilaria agallocha Lignum Aloe 1 0
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 2 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 19 9, 906
Aralia cordata Udo 10 1, 600.25
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 7 10, 000
Arbutus menziesii not available 1 40, 000
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 8 1, 274, 000
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 13 117, 318
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 31 1, 178, 351