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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
BELLIDIFOLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID MBC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 33-1,250 ppm Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-2-FURYLACETYLENE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBAMINE not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE MIC=6-630 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
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 MIC=6-630 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 100 mg/4x/day Duke, 1992 *
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).
BETA,BETA-DIMETHYLACRYLSHIKONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMIRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CITRAL not available Duke, 1992 *
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 not available Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
BETA-THUJONE not available J. Ess. Oil Res. 7: 271.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus behriana not available 13 2, 706.6000003814697
Eucalyptus blakelyi not available 13 14, 490.70000001043
Eucalyptus bosistoana not available 14 11, 250.800000011921
Eucalyptus botryoides not available 14 2, 777.900000013411
Eucalyptus brassiana Brasses' Eucalyptus 14 5, 755
Eucalyptus bridgesiana Bridges' Eucalyptus 7 25, 145.700000047684
Eucalyptus camaldulensis not available 14 6, 456.600000008941
Eucalyptus ceratocorys not available 10 8, 022
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 29 10, 695, 578.400000036
Eucalyptus cladocalyx not available 14 1, 470.2000000029802
Eucalyptus cornea not available 1 250, 000
Eucalyptus cuprea not available 13 8, 961.60000038147
Eucalyptus dealbata not available 14 4, 618.4000000059605
Eucalyptus desquamata not available 13 28, 834
Eucalyptus diversicolor not available 14 4, 301.100000016391
Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha not available 10 6, 134
Eucalyptus erythrandra not available 10 10, 181
Eucalyptus fasiculosa not available 13 1, 979.1999998092651
Eucalyptus forrestiana not available 10 17, 513
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 56 13, 456, 378.200000085