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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
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 9 160, 055.8200000599
Quercus stellata Post Oak 1 5
Quercus suber Cork Oak 3 245, 000
Quercus velutina Black Oak 3 5
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 1 150, 000
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 3 0
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 2 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 7 21, 279
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 2 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 12 19, 360
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 2 0
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 2 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 11 25, 490.20000076294
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 22 20, 356
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 19 10, 537
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 4 639, 030
Rhododendron arboreum not available 1 0
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 13 0