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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Prooxidant

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN *
ALLICIN LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ANTHOCYANIDINS *
ATRACTYLON *
BETA-CAROTENE 20 ug/g *
CAFFEIC-ACID *
CYANIDIN *
DELPHINIDIN *
IRON *
LINALOOL Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
LUTEIN 5-40 ug/g *
LYCOPENE 20 ug/g *
MALVIDIN *
PELARGONIDIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 2 60
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 2 48
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 2 2, 190
Dipsacus fullonum 2 190
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 2 0
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 50
Durio zibethinus Durian 2 38
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 2 216.60000014305115
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 3 9, 604.400000095367
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 0
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 2 31.399999976158142
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 2 100
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 2 636
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 2 37
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 4 98, 221
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 3 210
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 1, 555
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 2 116
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 1 600
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 3 16, 344