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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
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 27 1, 145, 560.407999619
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 2 5, 988
Bidens pilosa not available 7 74
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 16 1, 843, 888
Blechnum orientale Kuan Chung; Shield Fern 1 56
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 1 70
Blighia sapida Akee; Seso Vegetal 3 8, 587
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 1 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 6 20, 796
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 12 510, 232
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 2 0
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 6 294, 751.79997855425
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 8 0
Bowdichia nitida not available 1 0
Brassica chinensis Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage 9 307, 923
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 3 600
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 13 39, 198.15000000154
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 16 19, 424.72000026703
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 11 13, 100.870000123978
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 31 81, 574.03899999987