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Biological Activity Prooxidant

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
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN not available 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 not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRACTYLON not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 20 ug/g Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL not available Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
LUTEIN 5-40 ug/g Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE 20 ug/g Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Raphanus sativus Radish 3 1, 293.2000007629395
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 702
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 920
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 180
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 4 463
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 152
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 1 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 3 792
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 7 145
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 3 148.59999990463257
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 3 63
Rollinia mucosa Biriba; Lancewood 1 106
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 5 486.5999994277954
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 1 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 1 17
Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose 1 40
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 2 0
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 4 17, 526
Rubia cordifolia Madder 1 720