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Biological Activity Chemopreventive

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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
(1'S)-1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
2-AMINO-1,4-NAPTHOQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
4-AMINO-1,2-NAPTHOQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS not available Duke, 1992 *
ARJUNOLIC-ACID not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
ASPIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BAICALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BOLDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BOROPINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BROMELAIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL not available Duke, 1992 *
COSTULONIDE 50-200 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 2 2, 000
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 2 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 3 500
Basella alba Vinespinach 2 695
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 1 2.5
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 5 0
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 1 0
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 4 1, 752
Bidens pilosa not available 2 100, 000
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 2 904
Blighia sapida Akee; Seso Vegetal 1 36
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 2 403
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 1 1, 440
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 2 1, 709, 411.9000003338
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 3 313, 200
Brassica chinensis Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage 1 2, 695
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 1 0
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 5 475
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 1 2.6700000762939453
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 7 198