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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
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 3 50, 000
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 2 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 3 0
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate Knotweed 3 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 3 30, 000
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 2 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 5 0
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 2 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 3 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 3 17, 700
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 6 0
Prunus domestica Plum 2 0
Prunus dulcis Almond 2 0
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 0
Prunus persica Peach 2 0
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 2 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 3 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 2 0