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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
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
Eucalyptus grandis Gum; Flooded Gum; Rose Gum 8 2, 682, 000
Eucalyptus incrassata not available 10 15, 556
Eucalyptus intertexta not available 13 9, 901
Eucalyptus lansdowneana not available 12 891
Eucalyptus largisparsa not available 13 7, 084.999999523163
Eucalyptus leucoxylon not available 13 1, 088
Eucalyptus macrorrhuncha not available 1 200, 000
Eucalyptus maculata Gum 14 8, 795.60000000894
Eucalyptus maideni not available 14 14, 380.900000013411
Eucalyptus melanophloia not available 13 195.4000000357628
Eucalyptus melliodora not available 14 16, 210.70000001043
Eucalyptus moluccana not available 14 8, 037.500000007451
Eucalyptus nova-anglica New England 'peppermint' 6 1, 547
Eucalyptus occidentalis not available 14 5, 408.900000013411
Eucalyptus ochrophloia not available 13 92.19999998807907
Eucalyptus odorata not available 13 3, 140.6000003814697
Eucalyptus oviformis not available 14 4, 575.900000013411
Eucalyptus paniculata not available 7 743
Eucalyptus polyanthemos not available 14 2, 352.3000000044703
Eucalyptus populnea not available 14 2, 330.3999996185303