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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
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 2 30
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 2 55, 920
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 3 2, 855
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 47, 215
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 1 42
Murraya sp None 1 432
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 932
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 580, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 1 2, 020
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 12, 000
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 2, 743
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 3 5, 481, 120
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 16, 000
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 6, 660
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 358, 130
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 1 70