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Biological Activity Antineoplastic

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
ALSTONINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPERULOSIDE not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZYL-THIOCYANATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELERYTHRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COIXENOLIDE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CONODURAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CONODURINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DEACETYLASPERULOSIDE not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
EMODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID (Stomach) Duke, 1992 *
LEUCODELPHINIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOPELARGONIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RHEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TAGERETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMIDINE not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 0
Ajuga iva Ivy Bugle 1 1, 000
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 25
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 1
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 27
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 0.5
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 2 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 760
Andira inermis Cabbage Bark 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 5, 640