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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
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry 1 47
Rubus chingii Chinese Raspberry 1 110
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 4 542
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 2 1, 260
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 3 1, 764
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 2 354
Salix alba White Willow 4 21
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 1 690
Salvia officinalis Sage 4 66, 154
Salvia sp. Chia 1 306
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 388
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 4 1, 950
Sambucus simpsonii Simpson's elderberry 1 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 1 0
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 1, 847
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 3 450
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 2 54, 320
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 2 576
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 1 3, 400