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Biological Activity Cancer-Preventive

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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
LIGNANS not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LIMONENE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LINALOOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LIQUIRITIGENIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LUTEOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LYCOPENE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
MALTOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
MENTHONE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
METHIONINE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
METHYL-SALICYLATE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
MUCILAGE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
MUFA not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
MUFAS not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
MYRICETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
MYRISTIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
MYRISTICIN 10 mg/mus/orl/day Jim Duke's personal files.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 35 17, 296, 215
Carya illinoensis Pecan 11 24, 050.450000125915
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 1 0.019999999552965164
Casearia arborea not available 1 0
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 9 191, 746.60000038147
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 2 228, 304
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 6 50, 717
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 6 44, 550
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 14 463, 607
Castanospermum australe Black Bean; Moreton Bay Chestnut; Australian Chestnut 2 15, 000
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 6 237, 530
Catalpa longissima Spanish oak 3 0
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 5 0
Catha edulis Khat 6 28, 776.5
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 6 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 10 112, 098.90000009537
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 3 74, 465
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 9 1, 322, 800
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 1 0
Cenchrus biflorus Two-Flowered Sandspur 1 346, 000