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Biological Activity Mastogenic

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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
DESERPIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN 20-40 mg/kg/day/15 day scu mus Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Agave sisalana Mescal; Sisal; Hemp Plant; Sisal Agave; Sisal Hemp 1 0
Aletris farinosa Colic Root; Star Grass; Unicorn Root; Agueroot; Crow Corn; Mealy Star Grass; Mealy Starwort 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 0
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 1 0
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 1 0
Chamaelirium luteum False Unicorn; Devil's Bit; Starwort 1 666.5999908447266
Costus speciosus Crepe Ginger; Wild Ginger; Cane Reed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 12, 000
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 9, 000
Dioscorea composita Barbasco 1 0
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 0
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 23, 000
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 80, 300
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 2, 000
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 1, 000
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 30.699999809265137
Paris polyphylla Polyphyllous Paris 1 0
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 1 0