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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
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 1 6, 070
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 9, 940
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 2, 860
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 6 21, 610
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 8 414, 266
Olea europaea Olive 11 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 7 228
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 2 0
Origanum compactum not available 2 320
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 8 1, 065, 930
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 1 125
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 1 0
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 2 96
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 12 5, 183, 100
Orthosphenia mexicana not available 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 2 0.8999999761581421
Paeonia japonica not available 1 10, 000
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 3 0