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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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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 Sort descending 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 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).
BERBERINE MIC=6-630 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 34, 686
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 2 65, 125
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 6 430
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 19 202, 400
Marsdenia reichenbachii Condurango 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 28 58, 815
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 0
Maytenus aquifolium not available 1 0
Maytenus canariensis not available 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 28 59, 890
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 15 2, 088, 851.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 5 9, 600
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 5, 010
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 14 0
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 1 420
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 6 8, 200
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 7 0
Melampyrum arvense not available 1 30
Melanoxylon brauna not available 1 250