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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
MACROCARPAL-G MIC=1->100 Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-H MIC=0.39-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-I MIC=6.25-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-J MIC=6.25-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOCURARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
MALABARICONE-B MIC=1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MALABARICONE-C MIC=2-4 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
MANDELIC-ACID not available Martindale's 28th
MANGOSTIN 100 ug/ml Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
MATRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MEDICARPIN ED50=10 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
MEDICARPIN MIC=100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MELICOPICINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENADIONE 10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL MIC=0.625-2.5 Duke, 1992 *
MENTHONE MIC=0.625-5 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus behriana not available 13 2, 706.6000003814697
Eucalyptus blakelyi not available 13 14, 490.70000001043
Eucalyptus bosistoana not available 14 11, 250.800000011921
Eucalyptus botryoides not available 14 2, 777.900000013411
Eucalyptus brassiana Brasses' Eucalyptus 14 5, 755
Eucalyptus bridgesiana Bridges' Eucalyptus 7 25, 145.700000047684
Eucalyptus camaldulensis not available 14 6, 456.600000008941
Eucalyptus ceratocorys not available 10 8, 022
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 29 10, 695, 578.400000036
Eucalyptus cladocalyx not available 14 1, 470.2000000029802
Eucalyptus cornea not available 1 250, 000
Eucalyptus cuprea not available 13 8, 961.60000038147
Eucalyptus dealbata not available 14 4, 618.4000000059605
Eucalyptus desquamata not available 13 28, 834
Eucalyptus diversicolor not available 14 4, 301.100000016391
Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha not available 10 6, 134
Eucalyptus erythrandra not available 10 10, 181
Eucalyptus fasiculosa not available 13 1, 979.1999998092651
Eucalyptus forrestiana not available 10 17, 513
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 56 13, 456, 378.200000085