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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
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 1 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 9 2, 310, 119
Aleurites fordii Tungoil Tree 3 0
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 2 360, 000
Aleurites montana not available 1 60
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 6 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 6 985
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 17 13, 254
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 32 171, 036.44000004977
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 36 414, 040.09200003743
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 8 9, 961
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 4 200, 000
Alnus maximowiczii not available 1 260
Alnus nepalensis not available 1 2, 100
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 3 622
Aloe spp. Aloe 2 6, 271
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 13 97, 432.80000305176
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 30 9, 860
Alphitonia excelsa not available 1 17, 600
Alphitonia macrocarpa not available 1 4, 710