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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
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 20 3, 826, 834
Hibiscus syriacus Rose Of Sharon; Shrub Althaea; Hachisu (Jap.); Mukuge (Jap.) 1 0
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 1 0
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 11 346, 110
Hippuris vulgare not available 1 15
Hoffmannia strigillosa not available 1 12.5
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 6 45, 600
Hopea brevipetiolaris not available 1 0
Hopea cordifolia not available 1 360
Hopea jucunda not available 1 160
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 18 162, 586
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 21 40, 200
Humulus lupulus Hops 43 153, 268
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 2 0
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 4 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 10 61.82999995350838
Hydnocarpus anthelminticus Thai Chaulmoogra 2 0
Hydnocarpus kurzii True Chaulmoogra 3 287, 000
Hydnocarpus venenata not available 1 60