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Biological Activity Fungistat

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
DIPHENYL not available Martindale's 28th
ETHYLENE-OXIDE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FALCARINOL EC50=9.2 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
FLAVONOL not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GENIPOSIDIC-ACID not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
GENISTEIN IC34=200 uM Duke, 1992 *
HESPERETIN not available Weidenborner, M., Hindorf, H., Jha, H.C., and Tsotsonos, P. 1989. Antifungal Activity of Flavonoids Against Storage Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1103-1105.
ISOEUGENOL 100 ug/ml Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUNASINE 120 ug/ml Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
MALTOL 1,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-EUGENOL 100 ug/ml Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
METHYL-P-COUMARATE not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN not available Weidenborner, M., Hindorf, H., Jha, H.C., and Tsotsonos, P. 1989. Antifungal Activity of Flavonoids Against Storage Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1103-1105.
NOBILETIN not available Weidenborner, M., Hindorf, H., Jha, H.C., and Tsotsonos, P. 1989. Antifungal Activity of Flavonoids Against Storage Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1103-1105.
NORTILIACORININE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID EC50=607 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
POTASSIUM-SORBATE 100-1,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
RAPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Macroptylium martii not available 1 0
Macrotyloma axillare not available 1 0
Macrotyloma uniflora not available 1 0
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 2 0
Mangifera indica Mango 1 0
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 3 0
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 1 70, 950
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 1 9, 000
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 1 430
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 1 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 2 0.4000000059604645
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 4 2, 775
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 3 88, 560
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 2 32, 600
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 3 117, 348