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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
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 7 560, 951.4000003338
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 5 1, 420, 000
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 12 990, 000
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 11 1, 458, 005.1999969482
Terminalia ivorensis Idigbo; Emire; Blackbark; Black Afara; Brimstonewood; Satinwood; Shinglewood 3 0
Terminalia pallida not available 5 1, 000
Ternstroemia gymnanthera not available 2 0
Ternstromia merriliana not available 1 20, 000
Tetracera akara not available 1 10, 500
Tetracera indica not available 1 6, 000
Tetracera sarmentosa not available 1 12, 300
Tetracera scandens not available 1 13, 500
Tetraclinis articulata Arar Tree; Sandarac 1 0
Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 1 5, 000
Teucrium arduini 'Croatian Alpine' Germander 6 68
Teucrium asiaticum not available 13 9.050000116229057
Teucrium botrys Field Germander 2 0
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 8 146, 255
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 15 5, 438
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 15 619