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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
PABA not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONAL not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIFLORIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PAEONOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PARA-AMINOBENZOIC-ACID (PABA) not available Duke, 1992 *
PARTHENOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL MIC=39->2,500 Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
PECTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PERILLALDEHYDE MIC=500->1,000 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
PERILLYL-ALCOHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PHAEANTHARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHASEOLIN 25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL not available Martindale's 29th
PHENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLHEPTATRIYNE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN 30 ppm Duke, 1992 *
PICEID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PIMPINELLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 11 328.6500002350658
Costus speciosus Crepe Ginger; Wild Ginger; Cane Reed 2 0
Cotylelobium scabriusculum not available 1 170
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 3 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 22 223, 592
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 15 84, 040
Crataegus pentagyna Hawthorn 3 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 19 45, 898
Crateva religiosa not available 1 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 16 265, 000
Crotalaria juncea Sunhemp 1 64, 100
Crotalaria semperflorens not available 1 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 9 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 20 3, 600, 000
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 2 3, 250
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 3 0
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 13 80, 700.65999999642
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 9 0.14000000059604645
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 11 37, 783