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Biological Activity Anticanker

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 not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 100 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 3 99.60000038146973
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 2 262
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 3 512.4000000357628
Chamissoa altissima Guanique 2 1, 406
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 3 291
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 2 112
Chondrus crispus Irish Moss 3 920.2999999523163
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland Chrysanthemum 2 823.1999998092651
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 3 4.099999904632568
Chrysophyllum cainito Caimito; Star Apple 2 98.59999990463257
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 3 256
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 3 1, 040
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 3 906
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 2 698
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 3 192
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 3 6, 912
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 2 220
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 2 260
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 3 952
Cistanche salsa Broomrape; Cistanchis Herba; Jou Tsung Jung 2 219