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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
Spirulina pratensis Spirulina 1 0
Spirulina spp. Spirulina 1 0
Spondianthus preussii not available 1 12, 000
Spondias dulcis Ambarella 2 100, 350
Spondias mombin Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 3, 230
Spondias pinnata Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 2 4, 331.22000002861
Spondias purpurea Purple Jobo; Purple Plum 1 4, 050
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 8 238
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 7 620, 032
Stachys sieboldii not available 1 0
Stachytarpheta cayennensis Verbena 3 0
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Brazilian Tea 1 0
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 13 26, 010
Stemonoporus affinis not available 1 0
Stemonoporus canaliculatus not available 1 0
Stemonoporus cordifolius not available 1 0
Stemonoporus oblongifolius not available 1 0
Stemonoporus petiolaris not available 1 0
Stemonoporus reticulatus not available 1 0
Stephania glabra Indian Tape-Vine 3 0