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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Anticanker

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
IRON *
THIAMIN *
ZINC 100 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 2 222
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 3 353
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 841
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 3 4, 120
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 3 142
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 3 66
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 2 2, 859
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 2, 859
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 2 346
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 1 9, 942
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 2 38
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 3 404.2999999523163
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 2 50
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 2 323
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 2 1, 624
Avena sativa Oats 3 329.6000003814697
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 2 355.40000009536743
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 3 367.14000034332275
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 1 156