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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
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 2, 440
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 2 0
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 1 0
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 1 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 2 0
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 1 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 80, 000
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 1 78, 800
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 1 0
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 1, 449
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 1 10, 000
Tulipa gesneriana Tulip 3 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 0
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 5, 120
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0