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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending 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 MIC=100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
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 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+
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Spirulina pratensis Spirulina 1 0
Spirulina spp. Spirulina 1 0
Spondianthus preussii not available 1 12, 000
Spondias dulcis Ambarella 2 100, 350
Spondias mombin Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 3, 230
Spondias pinnata Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 2 4, 331.22000002861
Spondias purpurea Purple Jobo; Purple Plum 1 4, 050
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 8 238
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 7 620, 032
Stachys sieboldii not available 1 0
Stachytarpheta cayennensis Verbena 3 0
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Brazilian Tea 1 0
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 13 26, 010
Stemonoporus affinis not available 1 0
Stemonoporus canaliculatus not available 1 0
Stemonoporus cordifolius not available 1 0
Stemonoporus oblongifolius not available 1 0
Stemonoporus petiolaris not available 1 0
Stemonoporus reticulatus not available 1 0
Stephania glabra Indian Tape-Vine 3 0