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Biological Activity Antitumor (Prostate)

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
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 400-7,000 mg/day Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
ESTROGENS not available Martindale's 29th
GENISTEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HUAJIAOSIMULINE ED50=>60 uM Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PERILLYL-ALCOHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
RESVERATROL 25 uM Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYLMERCAPTOCYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
TAXOL not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 100-250 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
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 2 22, 114
Abies alba Silver-Fir 1 1, 197
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 1 1, 550
Abies spectabilis not available 1 305
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 3, 230
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 343.2000000476837
Acinos suaveolens not available 1 3, 700
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 8, 400
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 11.200000286102295
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 3 24, 806
Adenocarpus decorticans not available 1 0
Adenocarpus foliolosus not available 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 2.5999999046325684
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 42, 000
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 1 25
Agastache nepetoides not available 1 2