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Biological Activity Hepatocarcinogenic

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
BETA-ASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 400 ppm diet orl mus (in the absence of alcohol) Duke, 1992 *
CLIVORINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESTRAGOLE 0.23-0.46% diet/12 mos. Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-CHAVICOL not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
SAFROLE 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.
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
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 480, 000
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
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 2 942, 160
Agastache rugosa not available 2 895, 000
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 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 3 3, 000
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 0