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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
THUJONE not available J. Ess. Oil Res. 7: 271.
THYMOHYDROQUINONE MIC=6.25-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL MIC=50-400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
THYMOQUINONE not available Farnsworth, N.R. and Cordell, G.A. A Review of Some Biologically Active Compounds Isolated From Plants as Reported in the 1974-1975 Literature. J. Nat. Prod. 39: 420, 1976.
TIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TOMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRACHINODIOL-7-BETA-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRACHINODIOL-DIACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRACHINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ISOASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICROZARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TROPOLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
TUBEROSIN 250 u/ml Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
ULIGINOSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
URESIN not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 1.5-15 mg/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.
VERBASCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 11 328.6500002350658
Costus speciosus Crepe Ginger; Wild Ginger; Cane Reed 2 0
Cotylelobium scabriusculum not available 1 170
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 3 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 22 223, 592
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 15 84, 040
Crataegus pentagyna Hawthorn 3 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 19 45, 898
Crateva religiosa not available 1 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 16 265, 000
Crotalaria juncea Sunhemp 1 64, 100
Crotalaria semperflorens not available 1 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 9 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 20 3, 600, 000
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 2 3, 250
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 3 0
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 13 80, 700.65999999642
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 9 0.14000000059604645
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 11 37, 783