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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Carcinogenic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
TESTOSTERONE *
THIOURACIL Jim Duke's personal files.
THYMOQUINONE Jim Duke's personal files.
TRYPTOPHAN CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
XANTHINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 1 0
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 4 45, 340
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 4 27, 164
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 3 333, 200
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 6 3, 923, 772.5
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 1 8
Sideritis germanicolpitana 1 15
Sideritis mugronensis 1 1, 530
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 1 65
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 3 1, 400, 000
Simarouba amara Simaruba Bark 1 270, 000
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 1 12, 860
Sinapis alba White Mustard 2 34, 238
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 3 83, 500
Smilax china China Root 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 4 15, 152
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 2 200, 190
Solanum sessiliflorum Cocona 1 1, 420
Solanum torvum Susumba; Wild Eggplant 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 8 37, 170