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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
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 2 323, 300
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 1 18, 980
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 1 14, 000
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 25, 000
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 1 0
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 1 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 42, 000
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 1 42, 000
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 72, 400
Prunus domestica Plum 1 61, 000
Psidium guajava Guava 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 0
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 2 36, 700
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 38, 600