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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
JUNCUSOL ED50=0.3 Duke, 1992 *
JUSTICIDIN ED50=< 1ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
JUSTICIDIN-A <1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
KHASIANINE ED50=8.60 Duke, 1992 *
KOENOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LAPACHOL ED50=4.4 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
LARICIRESINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LAUROTETANINE not available Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp.
LEACHIANONE-A not available Kang, T., Jeong, S., Ko, W., Kim, N., Lee, B., Inagaki, M., Miyamoto, T., Higuchi, R., Kim, Y. 2000. Cytotoxic Lavandulyl Flavanones from Sphora flavescens. J. Natural Products, 63(5): 680-681.
LIATRIN 2-5 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LICOCHALCONE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LIPIFEROLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIRIODENDRIN ED50=2.4-30 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
LIRIODENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUCIDIN-METHYL-ETHER ED50(KB)=0.62 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
LUNASINE not available Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
LUNINE not available Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
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