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Biological Activity Antimitotic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
GUATTEGAUMERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HAEMANTHAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HARMALOL 10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
IMPERATORIN 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
ISOPIMPINELLIN 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
LEUROCOLUMBINE not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
LYCORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MELINONINE 50ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
METAXYLOHYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
OSTHOL 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
PODOPHYLLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PODOPHYLLIN not available Martindale's 29th
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
POLYGALACIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOANEMONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PSORALEN not available Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7.
SANGUINARINE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
TAXOL not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
TETRANDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 2 714
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 8, 600
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 5 59
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 2 0
Zea mays Corn 4 27
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 9, 000