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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
CHEBULINIC-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.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID IC50=36 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
CORILAGIN 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.
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-PENTASULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
DICAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID IC50=29 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
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.
EPICATECHIN-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.
ERIODICTYOL not available Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
GALANGIN IC50=39 uM Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
GALLIC-ACID IC50=69 uM Duke, 1992 *
GARDENIN-D IC50=140 uM Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
GEMIN-A 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.
GERANIIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GRANATIN-A 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.
HISPIDULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HUMULONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID-B 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
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 15 430, 240
Pyrus communis Pear 4 59, 128
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 2 0
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 3 120, 000
Quercus robur English Oak 2 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 2 0
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 2 364
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 240
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 5 20, 091.80009841919
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 14, 275
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 9 6, 125
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 3 0
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 6 0
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 3 0
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 1 0
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 2 0