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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 IC50=44 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
CAFFEIC-ACID IC85=100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID IC35=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
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
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 3 0
Pisum sativum Pea 5 0
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 8 0
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 2 0
Pluchea carolinensis Pito sico; Santa maria 1 0
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 3 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 12, 000
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 2 50, 000
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 1 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 1 0
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate Knotweed 2 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 4 30, 000
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 4 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 2 18, 850
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 0
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 2 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 2 0
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 0