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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
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 1 589
Monarda lindheimeri Lindheimer's Monarda 1 94
Monarda media Mean Monarda 1 1, 484
Monarda punctata Horsemint 1 2, 874
Monarda russeliana Russel's Monarda 1 104
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 2 0.3400000035762787
Mucuna deeringiana not available 1 0
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 28
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 1 345
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 0
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 4 859, 900
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 1 13, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 3 4, 776
Neonotonia wightii not available 1 4.989999771118164
Nepeta cataria Catnip 1 0
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 1 180
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 3 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 48, 000
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 4 315, 405