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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 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 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 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
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 11 105, 560
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 6 367, 128
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 29 659, 290
Sambucus racemosa not available 1 0
Sambucus simpsonii Simpson's elderberry 2 0
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 6 60, 000
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 10 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 5 341, 100
Sansevieria trifasciata African Bowstring Hemp; Snake Plant 1 0
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 1 0
Santalum album White Sandalwood 9 0
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 11 0
Sarcostemma acidum Soma 3 0
Sarracenia alata not available 1 0
Sarracenia flava not available 5 50
Sarracenia leucophylla not available 1 0
Sarracenia minor not available 1 0
Sarracenia oreophila not available 1 0
Sarracenia psittacina not available 1 0
Sarracenia purpurea not available 2 0