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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Antiprostatitic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BETA-SITOSTEROL 10-20 mg 3 x/day/orl man *
BIOCHANIN-A IC50=~35 uM *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GENISTEIN IC50=35 uM *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 125-250 mg 3 x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
GLYCINE 125-250 mg 3 x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
L-ALANINE 125-250 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
LINOLEIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
LYCOPENE *
PHENOL Martindale's 29th
QUERCETIN Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
RUSCOGENIN *
STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE *
ZINC 50 mg/man/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 2 0
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 1 56
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 1 26
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 5 54
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 1 17.200000762939453
Secale cereale Rye 4 59, 785
Sechium edule Chayote 3 26, 073
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 1 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 1 5.699999928474426
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 4 32, 126
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 3 8, 205
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 3 72, 572.39999961853
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 7 4, 295, 530
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 2 34
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 6 1, 400, 213.1999998093
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 1 12, 860
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 1 16
Sinapis alba White Mustard 6 125, 357
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 2 15
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 2 83, 500