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Biological Activity Ubiquiot

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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
BETA-CAROTENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CYCLOARTENOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
INOSINE not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
INOSITOL not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
LUTEIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NEOXANTHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SYRINGIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VANILLIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VIOLAXANTHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 1 0
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 2 50
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 2 25
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 5 2, 661
Olea europaea Olive 5 8.300000190734863
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 5 2, 340
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 2 2, 721, 601.560000062
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 2 1, 184
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 6 11, 682
Oryza sativa Rice 8 0
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 0.6000000089406967
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 0
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 13
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 0
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 1 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 0