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Biological Activity Anticarcinomic

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
D-TETRANDRINE ED50=170 ppb Duke, 1992 *
DAPHNORETIN IC97=3 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
DATISCOCIDE ED50=0.16 Duke, 1992 *
DESOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 2.6 ppb Duke, 1992 *
DIGIFERRUGINEOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIGITONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGLUCOACOSCHIMPEROSIDE-N ED50=3.7 Duke, 1992 *
DIGLUCOACOSCHIMPEROSIDE-P ED50=1.7 Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCUCURBITACIN-B 1.7 ppb Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-GALLATE ED50=18 Duke, 1992 *
EUPATORETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPATORIN ED50=4.6 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
FABACEIN ED50=1 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
GALLIC-ACID ED50=3 Duke, 1992 *
GITOXIGENIN ED50=2.3 Duke, 1992 *
GLAZIOVINE ED50=2.6 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
HARRINGTONINE 0.5-1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
HECOGENIN-GLYCOSIDE not available Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
HEDERASAPONIN-C not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 1 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 2 2, 938
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 1 61, 500
Cephalotaxus drupacea Plum Yew 1 0
Cephalotaxus fortunei Fortune's Plum Yew 2 0
Cephalotaxus harringtonii Japanese Plum Yew 2 501.40000005066395
Cephalotaxus mannii Mann's Plum Yew 1 0
Cephalotaxus spp Generic Plum Yew 1 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 1 0
Ceriops decandra not available 1 0
Chamaecrista greggii not available 1 14.800000190734863
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 2 6.6000001430511475
Chamaesyce hypericifolia Spurge 1 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 2 316
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 1 330
Chenopodium quinoa not available 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 2 0
Chondrus crispus Irish Moss 1 55
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland Chrysanthemum 1 1, 668