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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
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 9 160, 055.8200000599
Quercus stellata Post Oak 1 5
Quercus suber Cork Oak 3 245, 000
Quercus velutina Black Oak 3 5
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 1 150, 000
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 3 0
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 2 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 7 21, 279
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 2 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 12 19, 360
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 2 0
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 2 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 11 25, 490.20000076294
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 22 20, 356
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 19 10, 537
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 4 639, 030
Rhododendron arboreum not available 1 0
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 13 0