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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
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 12 78
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 15 1, 189
Teucrium marum Cat Thyme 1 0
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 15 986
Teucrium montanum Mountain Germander 3 22, 000
Teucrium oxylepis not available 13 32.350000113248825
Teucrium polium Iberian Golden Germander; Golden Germander 23 410
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia not available 13 2.680999994277954
Teucrium salviastrum not available 13 5.510000005364418
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 6 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 19 226, 008.29999994487
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 1 2, 020
Theobroma cacao Cacao 26 194, 706
Theobroma speciosum Macambo 1 230
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 5 79, 500
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 5 13, 500
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 11 118, 000
Thymus broussonettii Moroccan Thyme 10 13, 170.10000000149
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 26 94, 488
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 8 3, 252.4000000059605