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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Tumorigenic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1-HYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
ANISYL-FORMATE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ATROPINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BENZYL-ACETATE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
CAFFEIC-ACID Jim Duke's personal files.
GOSSYPOL *
INDOLE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
P-METHYLCATECHOL Jim Duke's personal files.
QUERCETIN 0.1% diet orl rat/yr Jim Duke's personal files.
RESERPINE 5-10 ppm feed orl mus *
RESINIFERATOXIN de Vries, D. J. and Blumberg, P. M., Thermoregulatory effects of resiniferatoxin in the mouse: comparison with capsaicin, Life Sciences, 44, 1989, 711-715.
SESAMOL Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 2 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 7, 640
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 2 0
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 2 28.379999935626984
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 2 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 2 310
Azadirachta indica Neem 1 1, 000
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 2, 000
Barosma betulina Buchu 1 0
Basella alba Vinespinach 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 2 0
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 2 0