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Biological Activity Antiretardation

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
GLUTAMIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
L-GLUTAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 0
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 5, 925
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 120, 390
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 1 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 1 0
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 1 38, 987
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 1 73, 530
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 136, 820
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 1 19, 935
Daucus carota Carrot 1 16, 545
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 8, 565
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern; Marginal Fern 1 0
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 0.9599999785423279
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 23, 300
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 27, 576
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 64, 854
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 10, 676
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 45, 680
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 0