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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BELLIDIFOLINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZALDEHYDE *
BENZOIC-ACID 33-1,250 ppm *
BENZOIC-ACID MBC=800 ug/ml *
BENZYL-2-FURYLACETYLENE Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE *
BERBAMINE Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
BERBERASTINE 100 mg 4x/day *
BERBERASTINE MIC=6-630 ug/ml *
BERBERASTINE 12.5-2,500 ug/ml Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BERBERINE 100 mg/4x/day *
BERBERINE 12.5-2,500 ug/ml Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BERBERINE MIC=6-630 ug/ml *
BETA,BETA-DIMETHYLACRYLSHIKONINE *
BETA-AMIRINE *
BETA-CITRAL *
BETA-IONONE MIC=200 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
BETA-PHENYLETHANOL 5000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
BETA-SITOSTEROL Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
BETA-THUJONE J. Ess. Oil Res. 7: 271.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 2 400
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 31 18, 890
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 5 504
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 38 9, 685, 386.399997711
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 19 211, 000
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 16 122
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 17 19, 854
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 20 19, 790
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 38 41, 772
Citrus limon Lemon 38 4, 043, 883.5
Citrus medica Citron 3 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 11 699, 626.3999998271
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 44 29, 186.40999995172
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 31 716, 642.2000000179
Citrus sinensis Orange 41 99, 377.96500016004
Citrus spp Citrus 3 0
Claoxylon polot 1 10
Cleistocalyx fullageri 1 59, 488
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 6 0
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 12 545