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Biological Activity Antibacterial

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ARTEMISIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ASARININ not available Merck 10th Edition.
ASCORBIC-ACID not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
ASIATICOSIDE 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.
ATHONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ATOMARIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRACTYLENOLIDE-I not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ATRACTYLENOLIDE-II not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ATRACTYLENOLIDE-III not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ATRACTYLODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRANORIN MIC=250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIGENIN not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
AUCUBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AZULENE 500 ppm Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp.
BAICALEIN not available Foster, S. and Yue, C-G. 1992. Herbal Emissaries-Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West. Healing Arts Press, Rochester VT. 356 pp.
BAKUCHINOL not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
BAKUCHIOL IC50=16->500 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BARBALOIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BAZZANENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BELLIDIFOLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 12 143, 847
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 35 58, 525.39999997616
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 5 0
Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss 1 91
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 3 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 10 37, 135
Lycopus lucidus not available 1 0
Lycopus uniflorus One-Flowered Bugle 7 252
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 14 868
Lycoris radiata Spider Lily 1 0
Lycoris squamigera Magic Lily; Resurrection Lily 1 0
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 6 447, 000
Macadamia spp Macadamia 2 10, 850
Machaerocereus gummosus not available 1 4, 000
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 4 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 12 1, 969, 098
Madhuca microphylla not available 1 930
Madhuca nerifolia not available 1 560
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 12 0
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 4 0