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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
ALPHA-PYRONE ED50=31-75ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AMBROSIN 40-3,500 ppb Duke, 1992 *
ANEMONIN not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ANGELICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGUSTIBALIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANNONACIN 9 KB ED50=0.001 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
ANNONACIN-10-ONE 9PS ED50=1 ppt Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
ANNONIN-I not available Duke, 1992 *
ANNONIN-VI ED50=0.05 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ANNONOQUINONE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ANONAINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
ANOPTERINE ED50{KB}=0.05 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRAGALLOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANTHRALIN 1 ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN IC50=9.5 uM Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN IC88=10 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991.
APIGENIN 1-50 uM Duke, 1992 *
ARCTIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCTOLIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARICINE IC50=>100 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 6 0
Euphorbia broteri not available 1 0
Euphorbia hermentiana not available 1 0
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 9 0
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 4 0
Euphorbia paralias not available 1 600
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia 2 0
Euphorbia tirucalli Aveloz 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 6 17, 500
Euptelea polyandra not available 1 480
Eurya acuminata not available 1 36, 000
Eurya japonica not available 1 0
Fagonia cretica not available 1 0
Fagonia indica not available 2 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 7 76
Fagus taurica not available 1 0
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 2 26, 808
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 13 80, 720
Ficus thunbergii not available 1 62.79999923706055