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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
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 21 260, 000
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 2 241, 820
Melilotus alba White Melilot 2 0
Melilotus indica Small-Flowered Melilot 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 15 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 29 296, 357.6000007689
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 2 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 16 110, 601.30000000447
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 17 400, 761
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 24 125, 073
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 27 1, 906, 112
Mentha sp Mint 3 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 36 1, 176, 776
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 46 99, 749.67000000924
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 18 47, 350
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 22 246, 282
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 3 33, 500
Mesua ferrea not available 1 2, 120
Mesua myrtifolia not available 1 100