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Biological Activity Gram(-)icide

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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
METHYL-GALLATE MIC=12.5-50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS not available Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL MIC=50-200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
WITHAFERIN not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 320, 000
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 1 270
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 1 28
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 1 576
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 88
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 1 76
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 26, 040
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 720
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 50
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 1 23, 348
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 1 70
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 116
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 7, 099
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 1, 100
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 10
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 42
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 2 435
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 120, 000