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Biological Activity 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor

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
ALIZARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTOCARPIN IC50=85 uM Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A IC50=35 uM Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A IC>80=100 uM Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 4 4, 706, 460
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 3 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 5 73, 480
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 3 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 5 2, 337, 380
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 5 13, 320
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 5 52, 250
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 6 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 4 354, 690
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 3 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 4 155, 520
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 6 525, 060
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 4 102, 096
Ananas comosus Pineapple 6 16, 589
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 6 485, 184
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 5 579, 000
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 5 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 3 252, 000
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0