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Biological Activity Antileukemic

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
DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 4.7 ppb Duke, 1992 *
DICHAMANETIN ED50=1.4 ppb Duke, 1992 *
DIGALLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGIFERRUGINEOL ED50=0.09 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DIGIFERRUGINOL ED50=0.09 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DIPHYLLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIRCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIUVARETIN ED50= 840 ppt Duke, 1992 *
ECHITAMINE 16 mg/kg Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID 10 uM Duke, 1992 *
ELABUNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLIPTICINE not available 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.
EMARGINATINE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ENT-CLERODANE not available Duke, 1992 *
ENTERODIOL IC50=>10 ug/ml Life Sciences 55: 1061.
EPICATECHIN IC50=>10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ETOPOSIDE IC50=0.014 ug/ml Life Sciences 55: 1061.
ETOPOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 4 117, 000
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 4 162, 000
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 4 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 2 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 1 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 2 0
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate Knotweed 2 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 2 0
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 4 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 6 19, 220
Polygonum plebeium not available 1 75
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 2 0
Pongamia pinnata not available 1 45
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 2 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 4 0
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 5 4, 638
Pouteria torta not available 1 15
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 3 320
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 2 0