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Biological Activity DNA-Active

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
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYMENOXON not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SINAPYLALCOHOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 20
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 0.5
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 2, 280
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 22
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 7, 500
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 0