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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 IC75=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID IC50=>100 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
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
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 2 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 12 15, 683
Mangifera indica Mango 3 90, 000
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 5 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 5 4, 400
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 6 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 3 0
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 3 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 4 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 8 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 6 101, 233.20000076294
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 1 0
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 3 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 5 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 4 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 7 0
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Mitragyna speciosa Kratum 2 300