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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Interferonogenic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ARABINOGALACTAN 3.7-500 ug/ml *
ASCORBIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CAMPTOTHECIN *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
ELLAGITANNIN Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GINSENOSIDES *
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID *
GLYCYRRHIZIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GOSSYPOL *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus pentagyna Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 2 1, 885
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 1 26, 220
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 1 0
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 6, 844
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 1 2, 340
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 1 152
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 586
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 2 9, 870
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 1 2, 800
Cydonia oblonga Quince 2 960
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 2 828
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 90
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 1 4, 120
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 762
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 2, 220
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 2 0
Daucus carota Carrot 2 775
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0