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Biological Activity Cytotoxic

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List of activity chemicals.
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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 IC88=10 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991.
APIGENIN IC50=9.5 uM Duke, 1992 *
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
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 4 0
Hibiscus syriacus Rose Of Sharon; Shrub Althaea; Hachisu (Jap.); Mukuge (Jap.) 3 0
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 4 0
Hoffmannia strigillosa not available 1 25
Holacantha emoryi not available 1 0
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 4 0
Hopea brevipetiolaris not available 2 0
Hopea cordifolia not available 2 1, 300
Hopea jucunda not available 2 640
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 6 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 2 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 11 44, 338
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 2 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 3 11.5
Hydnocarpus venenata not available 1 120
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 3 230.79999542236328
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 2 0
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 2 140, 000