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Biological Activity Carcinogenic

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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
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
N,N-DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID not available Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
PARASORBIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PTAQUILOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 40,000 ppm (diet) mus Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
RICINOLEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
RIDDELLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SAFROLE not available Merck 11th Edition
SENKIRKINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SERPENTINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SESAMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
SORBIC-ACID not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
TANNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 3 381, 000
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 6 550, 000
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 5 502, 000
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 3 238, 900
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 4 6
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 2 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 2 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 2 77, 000
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 5 81, 600
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 6 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 2 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 11 2, 949, 457
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 1 86, 500
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 3 55, 180
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 33, 000
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 2 0