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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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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 Sort descending 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 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 34, 686
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 2 65, 125
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 6 430
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 19 202, 400
Marsdenia reichenbachii Condurango 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 28 58, 815
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 0
Maytenus aquifolium not available 1 0
Maytenus canariensis not available 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 28 59, 890
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 15 2, 088, 851.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 5 9, 600
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 5, 010
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 14 0
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 1 420
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 6 8, 200
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 7 0
Melampyrum arvense not available 1 30
Melanoxylon brauna not available 1 250