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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
Livinston, Edinburgh.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 2 882
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 2 0
Melanoxylon brauna not available 1 500
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 8 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 6 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 7 196, 753.20000076294
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 2 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 3 30, 060
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 4 84, 684
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 3 62, 360
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 3 76, 350
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 6 245, 400
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 8 31, 920
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 7 35, 750
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 7 108, 000
Mesua ferrea not available 1 4, 240
Mesua myrtifolia not available 1 200
Metrosideros excelsa not available 1 2, 000
Micromeria benthamii not available 1 0
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 1 15