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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
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 11, 700
Lycoris radiata Spider Lily 1 21, 400
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 60, 800
Mangifera indica Mango 1 48, 300
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 1 71, 300
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Melilotus indica Small-Flowered Melilot 1 0
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 1 0
Monarda punctata Horsemint 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 1 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 70, 000
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 0
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 176, 400
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 57, 200
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 6, 800