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Biological Activity Neoplastic

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
COLCHAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMALDEHYDE not available Martindale's 29th
FRUCTOSE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
JACOBINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTOSE 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
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 240, 000
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 1 0
Cycas revoluta Sago Cycas 1 2, 200
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 0
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 183, 600
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 1 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 5, 400
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 2 20, 000
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 1 0
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 1 0
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0