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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
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 2 4, 276
Terminalia ivorensis Idigbo; Emire; Blackbark; Black Afara; Brimstonewood; Satinwood; Shinglewood 2 0
Terminalia pallida 2 0
Ternstroemia gymnanthera 1 0
Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 1 6, 500
Tetrapanax papyrifera Rice Paper Tree; Tong-Cao; Tung-Tsao 2 6, 486
Teucrium arduini 'Croatian Alpine' Germander 1 6
Teucrium asiaticum 2 0.7200000062584877
Teucrium botrys Field Germander 1 0
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 3 155
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 3 15
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 3 1
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 3 360
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 3 76
Teucrium montanum Mountain Germander 1 0
Teucrium oxylepis 2 3.8300000727176666
Teucrium polium Iberian Golden Germander; Golden Germander 4 10
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia 2 0.6209999918937683
Teucrium salviastrum 2 0.9800000190734863
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 1 0