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Biological Activity Antibacterial

List of activity chemicals.
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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 33-1,250 ppm Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID MBC=800 ug/ml 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 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).
BERBERASTINE 100 mg 4x/day Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE MIC=6-630 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 100 mg/4x/day Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE MIC=6-630 ug/ml 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
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 20 3, 826, 834
Hibiscus syriacus Rose Of Sharon; Shrub Althaea; Hachisu (Jap.); Mukuge (Jap.) 1 0
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 1 0
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 11 346, 110
Hippuris vulgare not available 1 15
Hoffmannia strigillosa not available 1 12.5
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 6 45, 600
Hopea brevipetiolaris not available 1 0
Hopea cordifolia not available 1 360
Hopea jucunda not available 1 160
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 18 162, 586
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 21 40, 200
Humulus lupulus Hops 43 153, 268
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 2 0
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 4 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 10 61.82999995350838
Hydnocarpus anthelminticus Thai Chaulmoogra 2 0
Hydnocarpus kurzii True Chaulmoogra 3 287, 000
Hydnocarpus venenata not available 1 60