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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
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 14 20, 090
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 15 30, 001.800000071526
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 290
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 3 549.0340000018477
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 13 5, 022.074000000954
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 7 33, 720.38999980129
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 8 108, 800
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 11 42, 088
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 6 460, 000
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 230, 000
Viscum album European Mistletoe 7 7, 523.400000095367
Viscum articulatum not available 1 0
Vismia cayennensis not available 1 0
Vismia micrantha not available 1 280
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 20 1, 472, 028.7999999076
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 53 7, 375, 407.816002667
Warburgia ugandensis Warburghia 2 0
Wisteria floribunda not available 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 7 8, 800