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Biological Activity Antioxidant?

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
ARGININE not available Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Raphanus sativus Radish 2 5, 620
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 2 103, 000
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 2 52
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 2 8, 965
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 14, 648
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 2 0
Secale cereale Rye 2 15, 105
Sechium edule Chayote 2 11, 715
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 2 16, 140
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 2 256, 980
Sinapis alba White Mustard 2 30, 445
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 2 25, 032
Solanum tuberosum Potato 2 11, 150
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 2 33, 728
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 2 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 2 2, 200
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 1 8, 166
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 2 0
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 2 184, 975