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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
SCUTELLAREIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SECOISOLARICIRESINOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SELENIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
SERINE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SHIKIMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
SINAPIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SINIGRIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SOYASAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SQUALENE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
STIGMASTEROL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SUCCINIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SYNEPHRINE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SYRINGALDEHYDE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TANGERETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TANNIN not available HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14.
TAURINE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TAXIFOLIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TECTOCHRYSN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TOCOPHEROL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TRANS-CINNAMALDEHYDE 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
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 3 0
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 4 8
Acinos suaveolens not available 13 1, 054, 578.0999979973
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 3 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 15 290, 790
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 3 795, 440
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 4 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 11 238, 117.50000023842
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 13 105, 609
Adenocarpus decorticans not available 1 0
Adenocarpus foliolosus not available 1 0
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern 4 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 4 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 9 733, 426.5999999046
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 2 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 27 312, 576.19999694824
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 2 2, 472, 000
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 4 930, 060