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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
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 0
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 0
Prunus persica Peach 1 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 16
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 3 9, 027
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 14, 990
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 3 8
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 0
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 0