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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 Sort descending 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 34, 686
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 2 65, 125
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 6 430
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 19 202, 400
Marsdenia reichenbachii Condurango 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 28 58, 815
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 0
Maytenus aquifolium not available 1 0
Maytenus canariensis not available 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 28 59, 890
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 15 2, 088, 851.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 5 9, 600
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 5, 010
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 14 0
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 1 420
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 6 8, 200
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 7 0
Melampyrum arvense not available 1 30
Melanoxylon brauna not available 1 250