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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
Pinus kesiya Khasi Pine 2 1, 041, 000
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 11 0
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine 3 160, 750
Pinus roxburghii Chir Pine; Himalayan Longleaf 2 1, 950, 000
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 4 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 41 1, 846, 575
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 7 242, 000
Piper angustifolium Matico 1 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 15 24, 900
Piper betel Betel Pepper 6 69, 080
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 17 1, 415, 600
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 5 219, 580
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 43 2, 422, 869.2700000107
Piscidia piscipula Jamaica Dogwood 4 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 10 565, 000
Pistacia major not available 1 12.5
Pistacia vera Pistachio 7 35, 759.40000000596
Pisum sativum Pea 20 35, 567.00899999961
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 4 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 19 70, 701