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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
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 9 0
Ferula jaeschkeana Jaechke's Ferula 2 2, 394
Ferula sumbul Sumbul 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 35 1, 970, 160
Ficus thunbergii not available 1 31.399999618530273
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 8 358, 632
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 48 4, 991, 341.004000001
Formosia benthamiana not available 1 0
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 6 2, 000
Forsythia viridissima not available 1 0
Fragaria spp Strawberry 25 158, 871.23000000417
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 8 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 9 10.199999809265137
Fraxinus ornus Ash 2 0
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 2 0
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 0
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 8 1, 644
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 4 0
Galeopsis tetrahit Hemp Nettle 1 40
Galipea officinalis Angostura 1 0