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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
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 2 168, 540
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 2 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 4 6, 554
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 6 398, 136.1799996495
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 5 15, 613
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 1 40, 000
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 5 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 1 120, 000
Avena sativa Oats 3 5, 310
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 1 880
Azadirachta indica Neem 4 110, 250
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 1 36, 900
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 2 2, 420, 000
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 3 2, 000
Barosma betulina Buchu 1 0
Basella alba Vinespinach 2 4, 060
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 2 22, 820
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 4 55, 600
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 2 1, 267, 960