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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
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 9 0
Ferula jaeschkeana Jaechke's Ferula 2 2, 394
Ferula sumbul Sumbul 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 35 1, 970, 160
Ficus thunbergii not available 1 31.399999618530273
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 8 358, 632
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 48 4, 991, 341.004000001
Formosia benthamiana not available 1 0
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 6 2, 000
Forsythia viridissima not available 1 0
Fragaria spp Strawberry 25 158, 871.23000000417
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 8 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 9 10.199999809265137
Fraxinus ornus Ash 2 0
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 2 0
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 0
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 8 1, 644
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 4 0
Galeopsis tetrahit Hemp Nettle 1 40
Galipea officinalis Angostura 1 0