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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 525
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 3 286
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 2 240
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 2 522
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 2 78
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 2 339
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 2 106.40000009536743
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 2 102.40000009536743
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 2 278
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 2 113
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 1 1, 962
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 2 1, 460
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 2 1, 300
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 2 1, 612
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 2 37
Perilla frutescens Perilla 5 62, 453
Persea americana Avocado 4 114
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 2 49.199999928474426
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 2 2, 118.5
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 5 171.1199999973178