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Biological Activity Anticancer (Prostate)

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
1-MONOLAURIN ED50=23 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
1-MONOMYRISTIN ED50=9 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 400-7,000 mg/day Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
LYCOPENE not available Duke, 1992 *
VICENIN-2 not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 1, 040
Aglaonema commutatum Aglaonema aroid 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 0
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 1 0
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 0
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 1 0
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 1 0
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 1 0