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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
BETULINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BIBENZYL-ORCHINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BIFLORIN 625 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BILOBALIDE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BIS-ISODIOSPYRIN MIC=300-400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BLESTRIARENE-B not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BONDENOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL MIC=125-250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACETATE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BROMELAIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BROMOPHENOLS not available Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEANTIN IC9=12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEONOL-F IC3=12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEOSIDE-D IC7=12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BRYOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BUDMUNCHIAMINE-A MIC=15-30 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BUDMUNCHIAMINE-G MIC=18-35 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BUDMUNCHIAMINE-K MIC=15-28 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BUDMUNCHIAMINES not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Clinopodium umbrosum not available 1 0
Clusia arboricida not available 1 60.79999923706055
Clusia sp. not available 1 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 20 112, 298
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 1 12, 200
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 3 28, 406
Coccoloba excoriata not available 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 21 4, 360, 600.8000000715
Coffea arabica Coffee 14 170, 530
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 3 0
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 4 1, 456
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 4 24, 600
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 13 636, 942.9000015259
Collinsonia canadensis Stone Root 6 19
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 3, 950
Colubrina granulosa not available 1 0
Combretum imberbe not available 1 0
Commelina benghalensis Benghal dayflower 1 0
Commelina communis Common dayflower 1 0
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 8 27, 600