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Biological Activity Mutagenic

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
GALANGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTISIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GINGEROL not available J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39.
GOSSYPOL not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
HELIOTRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYMENOVIN? not available De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
HYMENOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
INTEGERRIMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOGENTISIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOPIMPINELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGULARIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUCIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
OXYPEUCEDANIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
PERILLALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Phyllanthus amarus not available 1 1, 378
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 3 74, 900
Phyllanthus niruri Seed On The Leaf 2 0
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 2 0
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 1 0
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 1 21, 490
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 9 3, 520, 000
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 2 0
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 4 106, 670
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 1 14, 790
Piper betel Betel Pepper 1 6, 130
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 3 8, 000
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 7 453, 300
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 4 90, 000
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 0
Pisum sativum Pea 2 1, 263
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 0
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 3 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 3 12, 000