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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
TESTOSTERONE not available Duke, 1992 *
THIOURACIL not available Jim Duke's personal files.
THYMOQUINONE not available Jim Duke's personal files.
TRYPTOPHAN not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
XANTHINE 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