An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
  1. Home
  2. Anticanker

Anticanker

Select a Results View:

Download these results as:
CSV
EXCEL
PDF
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
IRON *
THIAMIN *
ZINC 100 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Download these results as:
CSV
EXCEL
PDF
List of Activity Plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column.
Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 3 606
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 3 608
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 3 1, 880
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 3 580
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 3 1, 318.75
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 2 143
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 3 1, 563
Bromelia pinguin Wild Pineapple 2 78.79999995231628
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 2 106.19999980926514
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 2 583
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 2 25
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 2 119.20000004768372
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 3 177.39999961853027
Calathea macrosepala Chufle 2 135.19999980926514
Camellia sinensis Tea 3 1, 534
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 3 310.6000003814697
Canna indica Achira; Queensland Arrowroot 2 86
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 2 570.8000001907349
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 2 1, 441.4400000572205
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 2 428.20000076293945