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Biological Activity Gram(-)icide

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
AGROPYRENE MIC=>200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AJOENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN 8-12 ppm LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
APPARICINE 12 mg/ml Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
BUDMUNCHIAMINE-A MIC=25-30 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BUDMUNCHIAMINE-G MIC=30-35 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BUDMUNCHIAMINE-K MIC=24-28 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BUDMUNCHIAMINES not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELERYTHRINE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
EUCALYPTONE MIC=0.78-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
FABATIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID MIC=1,000 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-A MIC=0.39-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-B MIC=0.78-3.13 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-C MIC=0.2-1.56 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-D MIC=0.39-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-H MIC=0.78-6.25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-I MIC=6.25-25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MACROCARPAL-J MIC=6.25-25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 0
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 4, 340
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 3 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 100, 490