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Biological Activity Cytotoxic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ACERATIOSIDE ED50=9 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLCAMPTOTHECIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLSALICYLIC-ACID 0.5-2 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
ACROPTILIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ACROVESTONE ED50(KB)=0.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ACTEOSIDE ED50=2.6 ug/ml Pettit,* G.R., Numata, A., Takemura, T., Ode, R.H., Narula, A.S., Schmidt, J.M., Cragg, G.M., and Pase, C.P. Antineoplastic Agents, 107. Isolation Of Actetoside And Isoacteoside From Castilleja linariaefolia. J. of Natural Products, 53(2): 456-458, 1990.
ADENOSTEMMOIC-ACID-B ID50=4.2 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AESCULETIN not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
AJOENE 2-50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AJUGARIN-I ED50=>88 uM Duke, 1992 *
AKAGERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE ED50=1.4 Duke, 1992 *
ALATOLIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALIZARIN-1-METHYL-ETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLAMANDICIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALLAMANDIN ED50=0.2-0.8 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ALLAMCIN ED50=0.3-3.1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ALLAMDIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALOE-EMODIN 20 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 50-400 Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 6 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 8 798, 315
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 2 0
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 4 2, 080
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 2 0
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 8 0
Neonotonia wightii not available 1 9.979999542236328
Nepeta cataria Catnip 3 34, 900
Nerium oleander Oleander 6 129, 000
Neuracanthus sphaerostachys not available 1 0
Newcastelia viscida not available 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 9 0
Nuytsia floribunda not available 1 34, 000
Nymphoides peltatum not available 1 0
Ocimum americanum not available 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 15 11, 229, 504
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 4 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 2 22, 110