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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
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2 90
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 5 86, 698
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 16
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 2 168, 540
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 59
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 59
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 5 16, 889
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 2 2, 126.399999856949
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 2 8
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 7 89, 932.29999995232
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 5 10
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 1 3, 132, 400
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 1 33
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 1 64
Avena sativa Oats 5 52, 310
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 3 22, 704
Azadirachta indica Neem 3 48, 250