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Biological Activity Anticancer (Mouth)

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
16-ACETYLSTROSPESIDE 0.035 ug/ml Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
ELLAGIC-ACID not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 0
Aleurites fordii Tungoil Tree 1 0
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 1 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 0
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 1 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 1 0
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 1 0
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 1 0
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 1 0
Coriaria myrtifolia Mealy Tree 1 0
Coriaria thymifolia Ground Toot; Shanshi 1 0
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 1 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 1 0
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 939
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 0
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 0