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Biological Activity Antiproliferant

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
PROANTHOCYANIDINS not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 10 nM Duke, 1992 *
RESVERATROL not available Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 50-75 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE 1-10 mM Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYLMERCAPTOCYSTEINE 100-500 uM Duke, 1992 *
SCOPARONE not available Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
SCOPOLETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 2 uM Duke, 1992 *
TANGERETIN IC70=8ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEOL not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
TOCOPHEROL IC50=150 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE not available Duke, 1992 *
UROLITHIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
UROLITHIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
VICENIN-2 not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-E IC50=150 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Psidium guajava Guava 4 246
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 30
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 6
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 4 2
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 5 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 7 0
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 1 162
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 1 49
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 2 144
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 2 748
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 3 190
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 2 2, 604
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 56
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 300
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 3 1, 120
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 2 1, 798
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 1, 643
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 3 4, 340
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 140
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 315