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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
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