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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
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 18 1, 445, 863
Mentha sp Mint 2 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 35 1, 470, 028
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 45 485, 809.26000155136
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 16 51, 400
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 17 192, 282
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 4 61, 500
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 2 300
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 6 1, 885
Micromeria croatica not available 5 630
Micromeria dalmatica not available 2 685
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 6 117, 841
Micromeria juliana not available 6 1, 095
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 7 6
Micromeria teneriffae not available 2 2, 590
Micromeria thymifolia not available 5 7, 490
Micromeria varia Madeiran 'Hyssop' 3 1, 450
Mimosa hostilis Jurema; Yurema 1 236, 600
Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant 8 569, 907
Mimulus glabratus Huaca-Mullo 5 122, 638