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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
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 2 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 5 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 3 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 4 132, 738
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 6 6.6000001430511475
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 1 316
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 3 330
Chondrus crispus Irish Moss 1 55
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 1 0
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland Chrysanthemum 1 1, 668
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 2 28
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 2 360
Chrysobalanus icaco Cocoa plum; Icaco 1 10
Chrysophyllum cainito Caimito; Star Apple 1 1.7999999523162842
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 2 1
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 2 482
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 6 64, 185
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 1 0