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Biological Activity Antioxidant

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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
ALANINE not available Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
ALANTOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN not available Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. 1997. Volume 7: 79.
ALLANTOIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN 1.8 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALLIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-MERCAPTAN not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALPHA-LIPOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 5 x quercetin Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL IC34=10 uM Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOTRIENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
AMENTOFLAVONE IC10.6=62.5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AMPELOPSIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANDROGRAPHOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANDROGRAPHOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANETHOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANIDINS 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 4 947, 700
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 10 1, 916
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 5 9, 760
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 24 14, 060.799998760223
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 45 814, 195.8459992362
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 54 218, 538.77000029385
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 18 55, 405.5
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 5 400, 000
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 5 647.0000001192093
Aloe spp. Aloe 5 6, 293.899999976158
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 22 48, 978.19999957085
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 13 2, 758
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 14 5, 900, 259
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 9 3, 600
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 25 119, 946.40000009537
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 8 37, 835
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 8 5, 458
Ambrosia hispida Margarita de Mar 2 669.5
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 5 9, 000
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 12 0