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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Gram(-)icide

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
METHYL-GALLATE MIC=12.5-50 ug/ml *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS *
SANGUINARINE LD50=292 (ivn rat) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
THYMOHYDROQUINONE MIC=50-200 ug/ml *
THYMOL MIC=50-200 ug/ml *
WITHAFERIN Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 3, 390
Acinos suaveolens 2 10
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 600
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 0
Aleurites fordii Tungoil Tree 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 27, 800
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 420
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 68, 130
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 64, 320
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 3, 200