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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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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
PINOCEMBRIN IC 3 ug/ml Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PINOSYLVIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERADUNCIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PISATIN 50 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
PLENOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PLICATIPYRONE MIC=6-12 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
PLUMBAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PLUMERICIN not available Merck 11th Edition
POGOSTONE MIC=39-625 Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
POLYDATIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
POLYGONIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
POLYPHENOLS not available Duke, 1992 *
PRIMISTERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-A-2 MIC=>1,000 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A42, 1991.
PROCYANIDINS not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOANEMONIN not available Merck 11th Edition
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 2 400
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 31 18, 890
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 5 504
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 38 9, 685, 386.399997711
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 19 211, 000
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 16 122
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 17 19, 854
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 20 19, 790
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 38 41, 772
Citrus limon Lemon 38 4, 043, 883.5
Citrus medica Citron 3 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 11 699, 626.3999998271
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 44 29, 186.40999995172
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 31 716, 642.2000000179
Citrus sinensis Orange 41 99, 377.96500016004
Citrus spp Citrus 3 0
Claoxylon polot not available 1 10
Cleistocalyx fullageri not available 1 59, 488
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 6 0
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 12 545