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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
VINALINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VIROALLOSECURININE MIC=0.48ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
WITHAFERIN not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
WITHAFERIN-A 10ug/ml ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
WITHAPHYSACARPIN not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
WOGONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHININE not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
YANGONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
YLANGENOL MIC=25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ZINIOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Avena sativa Oats 24 243, 846.15399999917
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 1 9, 330
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 6 60, 470
Avicennia alba not available 1 160
Avicennia marina not available 1 6, 000
Avicennia officinalis not available 1 1, 950
Avicennia tomentosa not available 1 100
Azadirachta indica Neem 10 68, 000
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 2 1, 260
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 210, 116
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 2 4, 290
Balanops australiana not available 1 180
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 12 2, 055
Banisteriopsis caapi Ayahuasca; Caapi; Yage; Soul Vine; Spirit Vine 2 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 2 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 9 11, 261
Basella alba Vinespinach 4 14, 785
Bauhinia vahlii not available 1 0
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 1 0
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 1 6, 750