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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
Catha edulis Khat 3 1, 610
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 10 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 5 72.5
Ceanothus americanus not available 1 7, 479
Ceanothus velutinus not available 1 0
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 2 32, 000
Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 6 216, 400
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 6 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 20 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 11 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 20 145, 648
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 3 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 11 1, 545, 000
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 2 0
Chamaecrista greggii not available 1 14.800000190734863
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 21 831
Chamaesyce hypericifolia Spurge 2 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 9 0