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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
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 1 16
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 1 0
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 1 280
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 3 660
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 2 88
Secale cereale Rye 1 54
Sechium edule Chayote 2 523
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 2 957
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 2 37
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 1 1, 300
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 2 180
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 3 845
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 2 56
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 2 1, 116
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 1 380
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 2 548
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 1 46
Sinapis alba White Mustard 2 370
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 1 150
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 2 0