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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
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 6 9, 000
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 11 20, 590
Chenopodium quinoa not available 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 8 386, 000
Chondrus crispus Irish Moss 3 157
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 5 0
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland Chrysanthemum 1 9, 130
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 18 774.5
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 18 1, 748
Chrysobalanus icaco Cocoa plum; Icaco 1 2, 840
Chrysophyllum cainito Caimito; Star Apple 1 1, 280
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 3 112
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 4 18, 604.47999998927
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 23 70, 471.5
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 2 0
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 7 270
Cinchona officinalis Lojabark; Quinine 2 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 9 308, 260
Cinchona spp Quinine 7 40, 000
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 29 360, 216