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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
Ruellia tuberosa not available 1 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 8 26, 072
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 6 157, 420
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 11 282, 936
Rumex hymenosepalus Canaigre 1 350, 000
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 5 2, 154
Ruta graveolens Rue 14 24, 790
Salix alba White Willow 12 375, 080
Salix sp. not available 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 10 2, 077.6000000089407
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 13 171.8000009059906
Salvia farinacea not available 1 0
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 8 399
Salvia longistyla not available 1 28.200000762939453
Salvia mexicana not available 1 0
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 2 0
Salvia nicolsoniana not available 1 58.70000076293945
Salvia officinalis Sage 47 3, 889, 084
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 24 38, 570
Salvia sp. Chia 5 2, 552