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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
PSORALEN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
SAFROLE not available Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL 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.
SINIGRIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
STEVIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SUPININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SWERTIANIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TETRANDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 2 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 1 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 4 0
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 3 79, 500
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 2 0
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 1 0
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 4 0
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 1 0
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 3 0
Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons; Mexican daisy 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 4 0
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 5 20, 000
Triticum aestivum Wheat 3 0
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock 1 0
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 2 3, 600
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 1 0
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 1 0
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 2 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 1 0