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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
METHYL-GALLATE MIC=12.5-400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
METHYL-P-COUMARATE not available Duke, 1992 *
MIRICETIN 0.1 mg/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.
MORELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MURAMIDASE not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
MYRCENE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN MIC=20-500 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITRIN MIC=50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE 20 ug/ml Martindale's 29th
NARINGENIN MIC=250-500 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991.
NEOANDROGRAPHOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOBAVAISOFLAVONE not available Duke, 1992 *
NERAL not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
NEROL not available HerbalGram No. 17.
NEROLIDOL MIC=25-200 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
NIMBIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NOJIRIMYCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NORDENTATIN 10-200 ppm Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 2 400
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 31 18, 890
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 5 504
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 38 9, 685, 386.399997711
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 19 211, 000
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 16 122
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 17 19, 854
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 20 19, 790
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 38 41, 772
Citrus limon Lemon 38 4, 043, 883.5
Citrus medica Citron 3 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 11 699, 626.3999998271
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 44 29, 186.40999995172
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 31 716, 642.2000000179
Citrus sinensis Orange 41 99, 377.96500016004
Citrus spp Citrus 3 0
Claoxylon polot not available 1 10
Cleistocalyx fullageri not available 1 59, 488
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 6 0
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 12 545