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Biological Activity Cancer-Preventive

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
(+)-CATECHIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
2-PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
3',4',5,6,7,8-HEXAMETHOXYFLAVONE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
3,3'-DIINDOLYMETHANE not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-INDOYL-DIMETHANE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
3,4-DICAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
3-INDOLEMETHANOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
4',5,6,7,8-PENTAMETHOXY-FLAVONE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
4-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-BENZOYL-OXY-METHYL)-PHENYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
4-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
4-HYDROXYCOUMARIN 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
5-HYDROXY-3',4,6',7,8-PENTAMETHOXYFLAVONE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
5-METHOXY-PSORALEN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ACETIC-ACID-ETHYL-ETHER not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
AESCULETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
AESCULIN not available Jim Duke's personal files.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 13 766, 284
Pterocarpus angolensis not available 1 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 8 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 4 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 8 341, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 20 1, 670, 102.399963379
Pueraria phaseoloides not available 1 9
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 5 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 36 18, 311, 368
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 5 36, 639
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 4 4, 571
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 4 29, 124
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 7 29, 854
Pycnanthemum curvipes Curved Mountain Mint 3 2, 449
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 4 21, 793
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 4 5, 292
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 5 6, 048
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 4 52, 650
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 4 89, 530
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 7 64, 032