Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
The podophyllotoxins are derived from the Mayapple plant.
Podophyllotoxin is the starting material for the semi-synthesis of the anti-cancer drugs etoposide, teniposide and etopophos
https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-527.html
Etoposide - Testicular, bladder, prostate, lung, stomach, and uterine, cancers. Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, Kaposi's sarcoma, Wilm's tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, neuroblastoma, brain tumors
http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/etoposide.aspx#.VNFJttLF8WQ
Teniposide - Acute lymphocytic leukemia (particularly in children)
http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/Teniposide.aspx#.VOY1eebF8WQ
Etopophos - Testicular, bladder, prostate, lung, stomach, and uterine, cancers. Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, Kaposi's sarcoma, Wilm's tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, neuroblastoma, brain tumors.
http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/etopophos.aspx#.VOkm6HzF8WQ
https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-527.html
Etoposide - Testicular, bladder, prostate, lung, stomach, and uterine, cancers. Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, Kaposi's sarcoma, Wilm's tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, neuroblastoma, brain tumors
http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/etoposide.aspx#.VNFJttLF8WQ
Teniposide - Acute lymphocytic leukemia (particularly in children)
http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/Teniposide.aspx#.VOY1eebF8WQ
Etopophos - Testicular, bladder, prostate, lung, stomach, and uterine, cancers. Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, Kaposi's sarcoma, Wilm's tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, neuroblastoma, brain tumors.
http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/etopophos.aspx#.VOkm6HzF8WQ
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