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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
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 2 493, 650
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 5 4, 340.5
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 12 934, 872
Warburgia ugandensis Warburghia 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 2 600, 000
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zea mays Corn 12 23, 504.739999987185
Zingiber officinale Ginger 9 281, 316
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 447, 000