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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
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 9 0
Ferula jaeschkeana Jaechke's Ferula 2 2, 394
Ferula sumbul Sumbul 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 35 1, 970, 160
Ficus thunbergii not available 1 31.399999618530273
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 8 358, 632
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 48 4, 991, 341.004000001
Formosia benthamiana not available 1 0
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 6 2, 000
Forsythia viridissima not available 1 0
Fragaria spp Strawberry 25 158, 871.23000000417
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 8 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 9 10.199999809265137
Fraxinus ornus Ash 2 0
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 2 0
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 0
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 8 1, 644
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 4 0
Galeopsis tetrahit Hemp Nettle 1 40
Galipea officinalis Angostura 1 0