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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
ACETOPHENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLSHIKONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACORIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ACRIDONE not available Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ACRIDONEPOXIDE 0.1-1 ug/ml Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ACRYLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ACTEOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULETIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AFRORMOSINE-7-O-BETA-GALACTOSIDE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
AGRIMOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AGRIMOPHOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AGROPYRENE MIC=25->200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AILANTHONE IC17=12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AJOENE MIC=55-150 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALANTOLACTONE MIC=32 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN-2-METHYL-ETHER not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALKYL-THIOSULFINATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN 500 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.
ALLICIN MIC=27 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 9 26, 810
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 5 0
Abies alba Silver-Fir 8 2, 111
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 4 8, 645
Abies sachalinensis Japanese Fir; Shin-Yo-Yu 2 12, 960
Abies spectabilis not available 4 1, 595
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 5 1, 687, 500
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 4 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 10 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 5 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 19 13, 180
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 2 0
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 3 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 16 706, 200
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 5 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 4 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 4 37, 700
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 49 126, 484
Achillea moschata Iva 2 2, 268
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0