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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
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
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 1 0
Phytelephas aequatorialis EQUATORIAL IVORY PALM 1 61, 930
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 5 16, 184
Picea glauca White Spruce 2 0
Picea mariana Black Spruce 1 161
Picramnia sellowii not available 1 0
Picrasma excelsa Bitterwood; Jamaican Quassia 2 0
Picrorhiza kurrooa Picrorhiza 2 1, 000
Pilocarpus jaborandi Indian Hemp; Pernambuco Jaborandi 3 5, 000
Pilocarpus microphyllus Maranhao Jaborandi 5 805
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 23 13, 878, 385
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 20 317, 572
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 29 1, 873, 398
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 0
Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon 1 10
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 2 6.126000002026558
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 1 21
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine 4 0
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 2 818, 700
Pinus insularis Khasi Pine 2 1, 041, 000