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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
RETICULINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
RHAMNETIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RHAMNETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RHAMNOCITRIN MIC=625 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RHEIN not available Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
RISHITIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ROBININ not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ROSMARINIC-ACID not available Planta Medica, 55: 663.
RUTIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SABINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
SAFROLE not available Duke, 1992 *
SAKURANETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID not available Martindale's 28th
SALVIN not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Aug-92.
SALVIN-MONOMETHYL-ETHER not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Aug-92.
SALVIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE 2 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
SAROTHRALEN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
SAROTHRALEN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
SAROTHRALIN-G not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 12 657, 422.5200000331
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 18 352, 020
Lippia alba White Lippia 6 0
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 4 355
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 4 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 5 300, 000
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 13 460, 012.4799999893
Lithocarpus attenuata not available 1 0
Lithocarpus polystachya not available 1 1.600000023841858
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 9 1, 439
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 2 4, 518
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 11 140, 000.75200000405
Ludwigia adscendens Ascending ludwigia 1 0
Ludwigia parviflora not available 1 0
Ludwigia perennis Perennial ludwigia 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 2 35, 988
Luisia indivisa not available 1 0
Lupinus albus White Lupine 3 90
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 2 0