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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE *
1,8-CINEOLE *
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 *
BERBERASTINE Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE 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 *
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 *
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 *
EPICATECHIN-GALLATE *
EUCALYPTONE MIC=3.13-12.5 ug/ml *
FLUORIDE 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 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 *
HONOKIOL 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 2 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 6 186, 006.51999998093
Theobroma angustifolium Castarica; Emerald Cacao 1 382
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 1 1, 408
Theobroma cacao Cacao 4 113, 880
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 1 0
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 2 13, 500
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 1 118, 000
Thymus broussonettii Moroccan Thyme 2 90
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 6 5, 106
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 2 2, 050
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 6 4, 627
Thymus longicaulis Kekik; Tas Kekik 3 22, 139.200000047684
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 6 8, 645
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 3 1, 996
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 3 350
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 2 40
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 9 91, 439
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 10 2, 822, 280
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 4 12, 900