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Biological Activity Tumor-Promoter

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
CATECHOL <0.2% diet Jim Duke's personal files.
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
INGENOL-3,20-DIBENZOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
INGENOL-3-DELTA-2,4,6,8,10-PENTENE-TETRADECANOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
INGENOL-3-DODECANOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PHELLANDRENE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHORBOL not available Merck 11th Edition
PROSTAGLANDIN-E-2 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN not available J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 775
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 702
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 7
Rivea corymbosa Snakeplant 1 0
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 2 18, 230
Salvia officinalis Sage 2 86, 660
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 1 0
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 1 2, 236
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 0
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 87
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 0
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 1 54, 320
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 1 560
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Peppertree 1 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 1 0
Secale cereale Rye 1 1, 730
Sechium edule Chayote 1 1, 715
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 2, 180
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 24, 845