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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
Verbena officinalis Vervain 6 10, 000
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 5 129, 200
Veronica officinalis Common Speedwell; Gypsyweed 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 4 1, 266, 135
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 18 850, 122
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 15 20, 090
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 27 954, 766.4999989271
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 10 1, 593, 344.400000006
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 14 122, 320.70000064373
Vigna mungo Black Gram 9 604, 751.7000000477
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 34 518, 999.5999984741
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 5 487, 455.4200000465
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 23 1, 799, 284.7799939364
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 7 108, 800
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 13 41, 374
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 10 650, 604
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 3 1, 166, 080
Viscum album European Mistletoe 7 7, 500
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 6 4, 098, 400
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 12 1, 200, 704.0999999046