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Biological Activity Antisarcomic

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
LYCOBETAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
OLIVACINE 25-300 ppm Duke, 1992 *
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN ED50=0.012 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
RUGOSIN-D not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RUGOSIN-E 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
SHIKONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TASPINE not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 1 9, 000
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 1 2, 180
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 9, 400
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 2, 800
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 2, 000
Phoradendron juniperinum not available 1 3
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 1 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 0
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 1 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 81, 000
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 1 12, 000
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 30
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 0