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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
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 3 9, 375.20000076294
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 3 1, 244.3999998569489
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 3 44.40000104904175
Zea mays Corn 3 575.0999999046326
Zingiber officinale Ginger 3 240
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 3 576.8999998569489
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 2 33.400000005960464