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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
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 1 0
Basella alba Vinespinach 1 695
Bauhinia vahlii not available 1 0
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 1 2.5
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 4 10, 000
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 1 0
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 1, 752
Betula alba not available 1 0
Betula alleghaniensis not available 1 0
Betula caerulea not available 1 0
Betula caerulea-grandis not available 1 0
Betula cordifolia not available 1 0
Betula dahurica not available 1 0
Betula ermanii not available 2 0
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 2 500
Betula maximowicziana not available 2 38, 000
Betula papyrifera not available 2 15, 000
Betula pendula not available 1 4, 200
Betula platyphylla not available 2 0
Betula populifolia not available 1 0