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Biological Activity Mitogenic

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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
8-METHOXY-PSORALEN 1 ug/mL Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.
ARABINOGALACTAN not available Duke, 1992 *
CANAVANINE not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
CONCAVALIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HELENALIN 2.5 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
JACALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KALBRECLASINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 1, 687, 500
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 1 0
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 1
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 0
Astragalus gummifer Gum Tragacanth; Tragacanth 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 1 0
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 1 0
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 1 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 0
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 2
Glycine max Soybean 2 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 2, 192, 640
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 497, 010
Inula helenium Elecampane 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 1