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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
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 1 92
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 2 218
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 7 7, 728
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 2 1, 671.0000000149012
Triticum aestivum Wheat 4 894.2199999988079
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 3 760
Tropaeolum tuberosum Anu; Mashua 2 174.19999980926514
Turnera diffusa Damiana 2 159
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 2 370
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 253
Ullucus tuberosus Melloco; Ulluco 2 117.39999997615814
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 2 50
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 5 612
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 6 14.900000095367432
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 3 37.799999713897705
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 8 1, 542.01200000057
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 4 843
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 3 17, 544
Valerianella locusta Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce 1 8, 286
Valerianella radicata 1 425