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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
ANDROGRAPHOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMONIN not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ANETHOLE MBC=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ANISIC-ACID MBC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ANONAINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
ANTOFINE MIC=5-10 nM Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN not available 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.
APPARICINE 12 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARALIONINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARBORINE 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.
ARBUTIN MIC=4,000-8,000 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ARENARIN not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
ARENOPHTHALIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGENTATINE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLACTAM-IA not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID-I not available Duke, 1992 *
ARMILLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRIN-7-GALACTOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARTARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 6 200
Discaria longispina not available 1 0
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 9 117, 800
Dracocephalum parviflora Small-Flowered Moldavica 2 210
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 10 864
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 6 279, 000
Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 3 20
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 4 1, 882.8000000715256
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 1, 270
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 12 69, 000
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 7 51, 000
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 10 2, 580
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 22 40, 053.40000009537
Echinops echinatus not available 1 0
Echinops niveus not available 1 0
Ehretia laevis not available 1 150
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 13 5, 280
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 725
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny Silver Berry 4 0