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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
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYDEHYDROCOSTUS-LACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN MIC=100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXYTECLEANTHINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
7,4'-DIHYDROXY-8-METHYLFLAVAN 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.
7,4'-DIHYDROXYFLAVAN 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.
7-HYDROXYFLAVAN 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.
7-O-(6-O-BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL)-BETA-D-(GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-ORCHINOL 1/25th tetracyclin Duke, 1992 *
8(14),15-SANDARACOPIMARADIEN-7ALPHA,18-DIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
8-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)SPATHELIACHROMENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
8-ALPHA-HYDROXYANHYDROVERLOROTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
8-KETOCOPAENAL MIC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
8-KETOYLANGENAL MIC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
8-METHOXY-PSORALEN 6-100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ABIETANE-1 MIC=1.2 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ABIETANE-2 MIC=0.89 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ABYSSINONE-I not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ABYSSINONE-V MIC=2.9->125 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ACALYPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 5,000 ppm Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 2 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 7 360
Agastache nepetoides not available 7 184, 139
Agastache pallidiflora not available 3 0
Agastache rugosa not available 12 29, 010
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 6 4, 518
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 24 33, 783
Agave sisalana Mescal; Sisal; Hemp Plant; Sisal Agave; Sisal Hemp 2 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 7 2, 866.5
Aglaia leptantha not available 1 0
Aglaia odorata Chinese Rice Flower 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 24 780, 498
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 11 240, 000
Ailanthus grandis not available 1 86
Ajuga bracteosa Nilkanthi 1 0
Ajuga iva Ivy Bugle 1 1, 000
Ajuga reptans Bugle; Bugleweed; Blue Bugle; Bugleherb; Common Bugle 2 750, 000
Akania luceus not available 1 400
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 2 0
Alangium lamarckii not available 1 0