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Biological Activity Anticarcinogenic

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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
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS not available Duke, 1992 *
ARJUNOLIC-ACID not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
BIOCHANIN-A not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
CAFFEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-ACONITIC-ACID not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
RESVERATROL not available Duke, 1992 *
THEAFLAVIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 2 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 2 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 3 0
Prunus domestica Plum 3 0
Prunus dulcis Almond 2 0
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 1 0
Prunus persica Peach 3 0
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 2 0
Psidium guajava Guava 1 100
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 2 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 5 0
Pyrus communis Pear 1 19, 700
Raphanus sativus Radish 2 107
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 0
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 16
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 2 0
Rhoeo spathacea Cordoban 1 0