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Biological Activity Antibiotic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1-TULIPOSIDE-A not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
1-TULIPOSIDE-B not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ADHYPERFORIN > sulfonilamide Duke, 1992 *
AGROPYRENE 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.
ALANTOLACTONE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ALLICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCTIOPICRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AVICULARIN not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BENZYL-2-HYDROXYETHYL-TRISULFIDE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BERBERINE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BETA-RESERCYCLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BIFLORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CANELIAL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIGEROLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSOL not available Encarnacion Dimayuga, R., Keer Garcia, S., Halfdan Nielsen, P., and Christophersen, C. 1989. Traditional Medicine of Baja California Sur (Mexico) III. Carnosol: A Diterpene Antibiotic from Lepechinia hastata. J. Ethnopharmacology, 31: 43-48, 1991.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 2 253, 300
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 2 0
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 3 160
Carica papaya Papaya 1 5, 291
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 1 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 1 0
Cinchona officinalis Lojabark; Quinine 1 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 2 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 5, 978
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 1 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 32, 000
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 270, 000