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Biological Activity Antistreptococcic

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ABYSSINONE-V MIC=2.9 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AGROPYRENE MIC=200->200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARBUTIN MIC=4,000-8,000 ppm Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BAKUCHIOL 20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BIS-ISODIOSPYRIN MIC=300-400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CARVACROL not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CYNARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID ID50=20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EUCALYPTONE MIC=1.56-25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GENTIANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-A MIC=0.78-1.56 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-B MIC=1.56-3.13 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-C MIC=0.39-1.56 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-D MIC=0.39-1.56 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 2 20, 554
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 1 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 2 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 4 12, 500
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 3 3, 584.10000000149
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 2 73, 155
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 4 10, 770
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 5 512, 420
Mentha sp Mint 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 5 59, 126
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 5 20, 000.5
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 80
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 2 0
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 1 892