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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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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 Sort descending 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 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 2 200
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 5 14, 725
Annona diversifolia Llama 1 140
Annona glabra Pondapple 4 1, 590
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 3 0
Annona muricata Soursop 10 1, 540
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 5 2, 600
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 10 3, 200
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 7 479, 000
Apium graveolens Celery 46 4, 649, 861.899999976
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 3 0
Aquilaria agallocha Lignum Aloe 1 0
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 2 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 19 9, 906
Aralia cordata Udo 10 1, 600.25
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 7 10, 000
Arbutus menziesii not available 1 40, 000
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 8 1, 274, 000
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 13 117, 318
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 31 1, 178, 351