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Biological Activity Anticariogenic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL MIC=800-1,600 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
BAKUCHIOL 20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BETA-IONONE MIC=100 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
CAFFEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE MIC=>1,600 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
CATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE MIC800 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
ELLAGIC-ACID ID50=20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-GALLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
EUCALYPTONE MIC=3.13-12.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
FLUORIDE not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
GERANIOL MIC=400 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
GLYCYRRHIZIN 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.
GYMNEMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
HONOKIOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
INDOLE MIC=800 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 4 990, 000
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 3 1, 424, 276
Terminalia ivorensis Idigbo; Emire; Blackbark; Black Afara; Brimstonewood; Satinwood; Shinglewood 2 0
Terminalia pallida not available 2 0
Ternstroemia gymnanthera not available 1 0
Teucrium arduini 'Croatian Alpine' Germander 3 36
Teucrium asiaticum not available 4 4.200000055134296
Teucrium botrys Field Germander 1 0
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 3 146, 000
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 4 1, 395
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 4 93
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 4 7.5
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 4 370
Teucrium marum Cat Thyme 1 0
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 4 194
Teucrium montanum Mountain Germander 2 22, 000
Teucrium oxylepis not available 4 14.839999943971634
Teucrium polium Iberian Golden Germander; Golden Germander 6 24
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia not available 4 1.3310000002384186
Teucrium salviastrum not available 4 2.9200000315904617