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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
Avena sativa Oats 3 310
Azadirachta indica Neem 4 4, 000
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
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 2 0
Basella alba Vinespinach 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 4 253, 300
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 3 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 1 0
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 5 12
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 1 120, 000
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 2 0
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 2 23, 760
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 2 100
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 6 361
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 5 1, 394.1000022888184
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 4 90
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 6 0
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 3 252
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 1 0