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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 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 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 20 8, 226
Thymus longicaulis Kekik; Tas Kekik 16 70, 960.40000009537
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 15 10, 205
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 13 14, 232
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 14 9, 960.20000000298
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 10 5, 510
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 25 146, 365
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 46 5, 288, 910
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 15 39, 990
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 14 41, 459.50000000745
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 17 0
Tovomita brasiliensis not available 1 0
Tovomita excelsa not available 1 83.9000015258789
Tovomita mangle not available 1 0
Tovomita pyrifolia not available 1 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 10 37, 552.44999998808
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 4 951
Triadenum japonicum not available 1 0
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 5 420
Trichilia hirta Jojoban 1 0