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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 1, 395
Verbena officinalis Vervain 2 10, 000
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 1 45
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 4 29, 120
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 3 334.8000000715256
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 286.40000000596046
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 58.89999997615814
Vigna mungo Black Gram 2 102.5
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 2 437.2000000476837
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 2 272.2199999988079
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 3, 117.799999177456
Viscum album European Mistletoe 4 460
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 160
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 0.5
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 11 2, 192, 848.799999237
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 2 2, 158.8000000715256
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 2 29.200000762939453
Zea mays Corn 7 548.1999999880791
Zingiber officinale Ginger 5 30, 232
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 2, 610