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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
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 7 560, 951.4000003338
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 5 1, 420, 000
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 12 990, 000
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 11 1, 458, 005.1999969482
Terminalia ivorensis Idigbo; Emire; Blackbark; Black Afara; Brimstonewood; Satinwood; Shinglewood 3 0
Terminalia pallida not available 5 1, 000
Ternstroemia gymnanthera not available 2 0
Ternstromia merriliana not available 1 20, 000
Tetracera akara not available 1 10, 500
Tetracera indica not available 1 6, 000
Tetracera sarmentosa not available 1 12, 300
Tetracera scandens not available 1 13, 500
Tetraclinis articulata Arar Tree; Sandarac 1 0
Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 1 5, 000
Teucrium arduini 'Croatian Alpine' Germander 6 68
Teucrium asiaticum not available 13 9.050000116229057
Teucrium botrys Field Germander 2 0
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 8 146, 255
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 15 5, 438
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 15 619