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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
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 4 35, 482
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 5 1, 074, 519
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 5 96, 000
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 4 248, 130
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 4 152, 200
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 4 0
Picrasma quassioides Lignum Quassia; Nigaki; Shurni 1 0
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 3 557, 460
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 3 0
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 5 564, 185
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 4 541, 585
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 5 946, 120
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 4 160, 580
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 5 138, 450
Piscidia piscipula Jamaica Dogwood 1 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 6 570, 839
Pisum sativum Pea 6 28, 202
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 4 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 2 124, 000