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Biological Activity Antiperoxidant

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
(+)-CATECHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE not available Okuda, T., Yoshida, T., and Hatano, T. Antioxidant Effects of Tannins and Related Polyphenols. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.7 p.93.
(1'S)-1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
13',II8-BIAPIGENIN IC50=38 uM Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
3,5-DI-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
7,8-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE IC50=60 uM Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
AGRIMONIIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALATERNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALNUSIIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AMENTOFLAVONE IC50=38 uM Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
AURAPTENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETANIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BIFLAVONES not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID IC85=100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID IC35=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID IC50=44 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
CASUARININ not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHEBULAGIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 3 0
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 2 180
Gossypium sp Cotton 3 0
Guazuma tomentosa not available 1 0
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 1 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 2 54, 400
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 4 0
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 10, 000
Hedera helix Ivy 4 0
Heimia salicifolia Sinicuichi 1 0
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 8 70, 266
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 2 0
Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla 2 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 0
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 5 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 7 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 3 3, 600