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Biological Activity Antitumor (Colorectal)

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
TOCOPHEROL 500-10,000 uM Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-E 500-10,000 uM Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 1 121
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 20
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 94
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 2, 072
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 22
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 10
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 345
Pisum sativum Pea 1 22
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 4, 618
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 56
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 1 24
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 0
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 1 0
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 1, 897
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 604