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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
PYCNOGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
QUERCETIN-3'-METHYLETHER not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
QUERCETIN-3-METHYL-ETHER not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
QUERCETIN-3-O-METHYL-ETHER not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
QUERCITRIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
QUERCITRIN-3-D-BETA-GLYCOSIDE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
RHAMNETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
RIBOFLAVIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ROBINETIN not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ROBININ not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ROSMANOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ROSMARIDIPHENOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ROSMARINIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ROSMARIQUINONE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
RUTIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SAFROLE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SALICYLIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SCOPOLETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 16 402, 445.40000009537
Muntingia calabura Cereso; Jamaica cherry; Yumansa 5 770, 469.899999857
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 12 602, 379.3000000045
Murraya sp None 16 22, 564.599999785423
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 33 1, 668, 901.480001524
Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba 5 62, 789.299999952316
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 11 600, 640.1999988556
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 13 1, 638, 749.6000003815
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 28 10, 356, 395
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 9 16, 000
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 5 732, 500
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 16 580, 516
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 2 400
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 2 0
Nardostachys chinensis Chinese Spikenard 2 0
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 4 360
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 13 341, 780
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 22 267, 639.47999995947
Neonotonia wightii not available 1 4.989999771118164
Nepeta cataria Catnip 17 450, 319.90000009537