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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
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 9, 500
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 2 32, 020
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 1 0
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 3 220, 000
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 4 364, 650
Hyptis dilatata not available 1 2, 963
Inula helenium Elecampane 2 16, 840
Isodon grandifolius not available 1 448
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 0
Krameria triandra Rhatany 1 0
Lepechinia hastata not available 1 4, 190
Lepechinia urbanii not available 1 0
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 0.18000000715255737
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 1 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 2 65
Mahonia fargesii not available 1 0
Mahonia fortunei not available 1 0
Mahonia gracilipes not available 1 0