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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity AntiMRSA

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 32-64 ppm McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
EMODIN MIC 2-64 ug/ml *
GALLAGIC-ACID *
GALLIC-ACID *
GALLIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER *
GLABRIDIN MIC=16 ug/ml *
LICOCHALCONE-A MIC=16 ug/ml *
PUNICALAGIN *
THEAFLAVIN-DIGALLATE 125 ppm McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
TORALACTONE MIC=2-64 ug/ml *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 2 212, 000
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 1 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 1 0
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 2 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 1 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 2 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 1 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 331, 200
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 120, 000
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 9, 025.70000076294
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 690
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 53