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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
Avena sativa Oats 24 243, 846.15399999917
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 1 9, 330
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 6 60, 470
Avicennia alba not available 1 160
Avicennia marina not available 1 6, 000
Avicennia officinalis not available 1 1, 950
Avicennia tomentosa not available 1 100
Azadirachta indica Neem 10 68, 000
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 2 1, 260
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 210, 116
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 2 4, 290
Balanops australiana not available 1 180
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 12 2, 055
Banisteriopsis caapi Ayahuasca; Caapi; Yage; Soul Vine; Spirit Vine 2 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 2 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 9 11, 261
Basella alba Vinespinach 4 14, 785
Bauhinia vahlii not available 1 0
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 1 0
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 1 6, 750