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Biological Activity Cytotoxic

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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
ELEPHANTIN 0.28-100 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
ELEPHANTOPIN 0.3-100 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
ELLAGIC-ACID 4.6 ug/ml Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 359.
EMARGINATINE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
EMARGINATINE-B ED50=0.4 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE IC50=0.02 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
EMODIN CD50=2.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-BIANTHRONE CD50=1.1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ENCELIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ENT-11-ALPHA-HYDROXY-15-OXO-KAUR-16-EN-19-OIC-ACID ID50=2.8 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
EPIPOLYGODIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
EPISTEPHANINE 14 ppm Duke, 1992 *
EREMANTHOLIDE-A 2 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ERIOFLORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ERIOFLORIN-ACETATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ERIOFLORIN-METHACRYLATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ERIOLANGIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ERIOLANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESCULETIN not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 4 0
Hibiscus syriacus Rose Of Sharon; Shrub Althaea; Hachisu (Jap.); Mukuge (Jap.) 3 0
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 4 0
Hoffmannia strigillosa not available 1 25
Holacantha emoryi not available 1 0
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 4 0
Hopea brevipetiolaris not available 2 0
Hopea cordifolia not available 2 1, 300
Hopea jucunda not available 2 640
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 6 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 2 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 11 44, 338
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 2 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 3 11.5
Hydnocarpus venenata not available 1 120
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 3 230.79999542236328
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 2 0
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 2 140, 000