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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
MACROCARPAL-G MIC=1->100 *
MACROCARPAL-H MIC=0.39-6.25 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-I MIC=6.25-100 ug/ml *
MACROCARPAL-J MIC=6.25-100 ug/ml *
MAGNOCURARINE *
MAGNOFLORINE *
MAGNOLOL *
MALABARICONE-B MIC=1 ug/ml *
MALABARICONE-C MIC=2-4 ug/ml *
MALIC-ACID *
MANDELIC-ACID 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 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MEDICARPIN MIC=100 ug/ml *
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.
MELICOPICINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENADIONE 10 ug/ml *
MENTHOL MIC=0.625-2.5 *
MENTHONE MIC=0.625-5 mg/ml *
METHYL-EUGENOL Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 47 1, 104, 010
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 28, 560
Juniperus oxycedrus Cade Oil; Spanish Cedar; Cade; Brown Juniper; Prickly Juniper 2 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 9 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 10 86, 010
Jussiaea suffruticosa 1 0
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Justicia gendarussa Gandarussa 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 2 5, 601
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe daegrimontiana Devil's-Backbone 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 10 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 2 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 4 0
Kayea stylosa 1 100
Krameria triandra Rhatany 5 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 2 3, 379.7999954223633
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 11 4, 495.579999983311
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 4 0