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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
DIOSMETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
EICOSANOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ELLAGIC-ACID 3 ppm Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
EPICATECHIN-GALLATE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ERIODICTYOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ESCULETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ESCULIN not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ESTRAGOLE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
EUGENOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FERULIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FIBER not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMONONETIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FRAXINOL not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
GALANGIN not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
GALLIC-ACID not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
GAMMA-DECALACTONE not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
GENISTEIN 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
Lembotropis emerifolia not available 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 22 275, 934.19999980927
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 8 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 3 96
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 4 452, 640
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 12 90, 072
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 4 1, 345
Lepechinia hastata not available 1 4, 190
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 1 200
Lepechinia urbanii not available 1 0
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 17 223, 948
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 12 364, 122
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 3 0
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya not available 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 18 442
Licania platypus Sansapote 5 71, 676.45999979973
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 13 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 7 402, 001.5000000596
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet 1 170, 000