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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2007 Jan 15;120(2):321–328. doi: 10.1002/ijc.22205

TABLE III.

Name, Family and Country of Origin of Natural Products from which Aqueous Extracts Produced the Highest Levels of KSHV Reactivation in Initial Screen

Name Family Country of origin Log copies
per 105 cells
Chasmanthera dependens Menispermaceae Tanzania 10.36
Lepistemon owariensis Convolvulaceae Tanzania 10.32
Chenopodium fasciculosum Chenopodiaceae Tanzania 10.08
Acacia amythethophylla Mimosaceae Tanzania 10.00
Vepris simplicifolia Rutaceae Tanzania 9.96
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum Fabaceae Ghana 9.94
Not identified1 Leguminoseae Papua New Guinea 9.88
Pittosporum verticillatum Pittosporaceae Madagascar 9.83
Dracaena fragrans Agavaceae Tanzania 9.74
Cleistanthus polystachyus Euphorbiaceae Cameroon 9.71
Astripomoea grantii Convolvulaceae Tanzania 9.70
Not identified2 Not Identified Philippine Islands 9.57
Eugenia soyauxii Myrtaceae Gabon 9.51
Psorospermum febrifugum Hyperiaceae Tanzania 9.51
Maesa lanceolata Myrsinaceae Tanzania 9.45
Emilia coccinea Asteraceae Tanzania 9.30
Erythrina dominguezii Leguminosae Bolivia 9.30
Salacia whytei Celastraceae Gabon 9.28
Salvadora persica Salvadoraceae Tanzania 9.28
Brucea antidysenterica Simaroubaceae Tanzania 9.26
Chlorophytum blepharophyllum Liliaceae Tanzania 9.26
Ekebergia benguelensis Meliaceae Tanzania 9.23
Cnestis ferruginea Connaraceae Cameroon 9.20
Stericulia tragacantha Sterculiaceae Gabon 9.18
Testulea gabonensis Ochnaceae Gabon 9.15
Datura stramonium Solanaceae Tanzania 9.15
Canavalia rosea Fabaceae Ghana 9.04
Aspilia bussei Asteraceae Ghana 9.04
1

Unidentified legume.

2

Unidentified marine animal.