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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
ISOORIENTIN not available Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
LUPEOL 25 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID IC30=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID IC50=>100 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
PEDUNCULAGIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PROCYANIDIN-A-2 not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2-3'-O-GALLATE not available Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID IC50=>100 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID IC75=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
RESVERATROL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RUTIN IC50=10-20 uM Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
SPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID IC10-70=100-200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID IC35=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID IC15-65=100-200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
VICENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
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