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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
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 159, 570
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 6 171, 672
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 1, 026
Psychotria adenophylla not available 1 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 13 1.7999999523162842
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 6 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 3 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 9 299, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 11 37, 612
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 2 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 30 9, 349, 248
Putoria calabrica not available 1 0
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 7 23, 301
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 11 4, 886
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 10 30, 132
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 13 31, 746
Pycnanthemum curvipes Curved Mountain Mint 5 2, 491
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 12 22, 914
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 11 42, 714
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 11 3, 200