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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
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 10 32, 175
Nuytsia floribunda not available 1 17, 000
Nymphoides peltatum not available 1 0
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum; Black Tupelo 1 1.1600000262260437
Ocimum americanum not available 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 52 17, 678, 239.200000018
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 13 270
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 25 251, 286.40000000596
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 8 33, 600.20000000298
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 5 22, 380
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 4 7, 960
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 24 38, 233
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 4 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 3 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 16 479, 661
Olea europaea Olive 22 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 22 17, 340
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 3 0