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Biological Activity Anticarcinomic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
HELLEBRIGENIN-3,5-ACETATE ED50=1.9 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
HELLEBRIGENIN-3-ACETATE ED50=0.24 ppt Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
HELLEBRIN ED50=17 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
HOMOHARRINGTONINE 0.25-1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
HOMOISOMELODIENONE ED50=4.26-36.32 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HYPERCALIN-B not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
INDIRUBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
INOTODIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
IPOLEAROSIDE 10 mg/rat Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
ISOCUCURBITACIN-B ED50=0.4 Duke, 1992 *
ISOTETRANDRINE ED50=1.5 Duke, 1992 *
JUSTICIRESINOL ED50=31.3ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
K-STROPHANTHOSIDE ED50=30 ppb Duke, 1992 *
L-CURINE <140 ppb Duke, 1992 *
L-TETRANDRINE 25-400 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LANATOSIDE-A ED50=< 1 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
LANATOSIDE-B ED50=0.38 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
LANATOSIDE-C ED50=24 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
LAPACHOL 100-400 ppm Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
LOLINE not available 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