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Biological Activity Anticancer

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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
BETA-CAROTENE not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
BETA-TURMERONE IC50=1.6-4.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BRUCEINE-D not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
BRUSATOL not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
BUTYRIC-ACID not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHYLL not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
CITRAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CLEOMISCOSIN-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CORYTUBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMENOL not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMINOIDS not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
DAIDZEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DICHROSIDE-C not available Duke, 1992 *
DICHROSIDE-D not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ELEMENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ENTERODIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 4 107, 400
Acrotrema arnottianum not available 1 5, 300
Acrotrema uniflorum not available 1 2, 400
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 2 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 4 4.800000190734863
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 2 9, 506
Adansonia digitata not available 1 0
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern 3 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 2 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 3 580, 002.5999999046
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 7 53, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 2 160
Agastache nepetoides not available 1 2
Agastache rugosa not available 1 0
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 1 2, 464
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 4 1, 500
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 2 340