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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
MYRICETIN MIC=20 ug/ml *
OLEANOLIC-ACID MIC=625-1,250 ug/ml *
PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL MIC=39-2,500 ug/ml Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
POGOSTONE MIC=39-625 ug/ml Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
PROANTHOCYANIDINS Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
QUERCETIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
RHAMNOCITRIN MIC=625 ug/ml *
RHEIN ED50=0.6 ug/ml *
ROSMARINIC-ACID *
SANGUINARINE 2 ug/ml *
THYMOL MIC=39-625 ug/ml Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
ZINC Martindale's 29th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 2 3, 214
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 8 960
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 1 270
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 1 28
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 1 576
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 88
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 1 76
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 26, 040
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 720
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 50
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 2 24, 258
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 1 70
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 116
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 7, 099
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 1, 100
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 10
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 42
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 3 435
Pyrus communis Pear 5 1, 165.1000003814697
Quercus alba White Oak 4 5, 664.400000095367