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

Biological Activity 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
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 2 36, 000
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 2 80, 000
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 2 0
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 1 0
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 1 360
Chrysophyllum cainito Caimito; Star Apple 1 240
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 2 68, 560
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 4 25, 764
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 8 47, 274
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 1 0
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 0
Cinchona officinalis Lojabark; Quinine 1 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 2 0
Cinchona spp Quinine 1 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 6 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 6 12, 480
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 8 92, 832
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 1 560
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 4 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 3 697, 805