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Biological Activity Anticancer (Liver)

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
ALPHA-CAROTENE not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHYLL not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
DIALLYL-SULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 3 1, 329
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 3 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 76, 000
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 2 0
Mirabilis jalapa Four-o-clock 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 2 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 2 206.72000002861023
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 3 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0