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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
NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID MIC=10 ug/ml Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
NORDIJYDROTOXIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NORISOGUAIACIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NOVOMANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NYASOL not available Duke, 1992 *
O-COUMARIC-ACID not available Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
OBOVATOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ODORIN not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
OLEANOLIC-ACID MIC=625-1,250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
OPC not available Duke, 1992 *
OPCS not available Duke, 1992 *
ORIDONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYACANTHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYASIATICOSIDE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
P-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID not available Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
P-CYMENE not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYACETOPHENONE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
P-METHYLBENZOIC-ACID not available Spring, M.A. 1988. Ethnopharmacologic Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used by Laotian Hmong Refugees in Minnesota. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 26: 65-91, 1989.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 1 3, 500
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 1 0
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 2 0
Bryonia alba White Bryony 1 0
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 1 1, 200
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 5 29, 040
Buxus microphylla not available 1 0
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood 1 0
Buxus wallichiana not available 1 0
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 3 291, 878.40000009537
Caesalpinia decapetala not available 1 1.2000000476837158
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 9 10, 000
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 2 2, 880
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 19 8, 360.899999976158
Calathea macrosepala Chufle 1 910
Calea zacatechichi Bitter Grass; Dog's Grass; Mexican Calea 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 18 183, 000.68000000715
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 10 174.30000007152557
Callicarpa arborea not available 1 0
Callistemon lanceolatus not available 1 0