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Biological Activity Antibacterial

List of activity chemicals.
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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
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 20 8, 226
Thymus longicaulis Kekik; Tas Kekik 16 70, 960.40000009537
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 15 10, 205
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 13 14, 232
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 14 9, 960.20000000298
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 10 5, 510
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 25 146, 365
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 46 5, 288, 910
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 15 39, 990
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 14 41, 459.50000000745
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 17 0
Tovomita brasiliensis not available 1 0
Tovomita excelsa not available 1 83.9000015258789
Tovomita mangle not available 1 0
Tovomita pyrifolia not available 1 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 10 37, 552.44999998808
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 4 951
Triadenum japonicum not available 1 0
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 5 420
Trichilia hirta Jojoban 1 0