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

Biological Activity Antioxidant?

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ARGININE *
THREONINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 2 72, 029
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 860
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 2 8, 704
Citrus sinensis Orange 2 6, 040
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 2 44, 950
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 2 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 2 75, 510
Colocasia esculenta Taro 2 32, 845
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 2 100, 605
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 2 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 2 0
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 2 0
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 2 12, 405
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 2 169, 000
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 2 100, 862
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 2 12, 340
Daucus carota Carrot 2 6, 630
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 2 8, 565
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern; Marginal Fern 1 0
Eryngium creticus Cretan culantro 1 5, 045