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Biological Activity Anticarcinomic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BERSENOGENIN ED50=406 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
BETA-CAROTENE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BETULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BURSERAN ED50=26 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CAMPTOTHECIN 70 ppb Duke, 1992 *
CENTAUREIDIN ED50=2.7 Duke, 1992 *
CISSAMPAREINE ED50=2 Duke, 1992 *
COCCULININ 4.7 ug/ml Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
COLUBRINOL 10 ppt Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
COLUBRINOL-ACETATE 10 ppt Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLATOXIN ED50=34 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
CROTEPOXIDE 450 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOPLEURINE 0.026-0.78 ppt Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
CUCURBITACIN-I 0.1-1 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
CUCURBITACIN-I 5-10 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
CUCURBITACIN-J 0.1-1 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
CUCURBITACIN-K 0.1-1 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
CUCURBITACIN-L 10-100 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
CYMARIN ED50=3.9 ppb Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 1 0
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 2 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 3, 230
Acacia lenticularis not available 1 46.599998474121094
Acacia modesta not available 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 4 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 2 0
Acanthus ilicifolius not available 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 0
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 0
Acinos suaveolens not available 1 66.5999984741211
Acinos thymoides not available 1 500
Acokanthera schimperi Arrow-Poison Tree 1 17, 000
Acrotrema arnottianum not available 2 5, 950
Acrotrema uniflorum not available 1 2, 400
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 4.800000190734863