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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
SCHKUHRIN-I not available Duke, 1992 *
SCHKUHRIN-II not available Duke, 1992 *
SCLAREOL not available Kouzi, S.A., and McChesney*, J.D. Microbial Models Of Mammalian Metabolism: Fungal Metabolism Of The Diterpene Sclareol By Cunninghamella Species. Journal of Natural Products, 54(2): 483-490, 1991.
SCOPOLETIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SECURININE >.5 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
SELOVICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SERPENTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SESAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SHEKANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SHIKONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SIDERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SIGMOIDIN-A 5-50 ug/ml Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
SILVER not available Martindale's 28th
SINAPIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SOLANOCAPSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SORBIC-ACID not available Martindale's 28th
SQUALENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
STELLERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
STEMONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFORAPHAN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 23 838, 152
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 5 1, 026.800000011921
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 13 18, 787.199999809265
Betula ermanii not available 1 0
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 2 0
Betula maximowicziana not available 1 6, 000
Betula papyrifera not available 1 0
Betula pendula not available 1 4, 200
Betula platyphylla not available 1 0
Betula sp. not available 3 0
Betula utilis not available 1 0
Bidens pilosa not available 7 120, 312
Bischofia javanica not available 1 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 5 706, 640
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 3 0
Blighia sapida Akee; Seso Vegetal 1 8, 530
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 2 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 3 0
Boehmeria excelsa not available 1 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 6 32, 215