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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 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.
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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 5 478, 890.3999977112
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 6 22
Hydrangea paniculata Peegee 2 41, 000
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 7 500, 690.30000019073
Hylocereus guatemalensis Guatemala Cereus; Nopalito De Guatemala 1 1, 030
Hylocereus undatus Night-Blooming Cereus; Nopalito De Noche; Strawberry Pear; Belle-of-the-Night; Queen-of-the-Night 2 2, 575
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 3 0
Hypericum androsaemum not available 1 0
Hypericum elatum not available 1 0
Hypericum patulum not available 1 0
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 51 1, 832, 072.7500021458
Hyptis albida not available 1 6
Hyptis capitata Knobweed 1 0
Hyptis emoryi Desert Lavender 1 0
Hyptis spicata Spicate Hyptis 2 0
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 14 8, 318
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 35 234, 207.3140000049
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 5 537, 000
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 21 105, 186
Inga edulis Guaba; Icecream Bean 1 710