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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
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 6
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 0
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 1 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 1, 270
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 8, 400
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 1 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 0