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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
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 4 40, 000
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 2 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 2 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 2 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 1 15, 000
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 4 0
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 2 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 2 0
Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry; Wine Raspberry; Japanese Wineberry 1 0
Salvia officinalis Sage 4 0
Salvia sp. Chia 2 2, 442
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 3 130, 000
Sambucus simpsonii Simpson's elderberry 2 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 1 0
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 2 0
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 2 0
Sauvagesia erecta Yerba de san martin 1 0
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 2 0
Scutellaria galericulata Marsh Skullcap 1 0
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 1 0