Hydroxyl Radical and Its Scavengers in Health and Disease

Table 1

Selected phytochemicals, their sources, and beneficial health effects.

Name	Source	Chemical class	Beneficial effect
Ajoene	Garlic	Polysulfide	Cancer, heart diseases
Apigenin	Fruits, vegetables	Flavonoid	Cancer
Aronia	Chokeberries	Anthocyanin	Cancer, inflammation
Caffeic acid	Coffee, cabbage	Flavonoid	Inflammation
Capsicum	Solanaceae plant	Capsaicin	Pain relief
Carvone	Caraway, dill	Terpenoid	Insecticide
Catechin	Chocolate, apples	Flavan-3-ol	Ischemic stroke
Chrysin	Passion flower	Flavones	Inflammation
Crocin	Honey	Polyphenols	Cold and flu
Devil's claw	African plant	Iridoid glycoside	Inflammation
Ellagic acid	Green tea	Cyclic polyphenol	Cancer
Farnesol	Acacia flowers	Aliphatic alcohol	Chemoprevention
Ferulic acid	Brown rice, apples	OH-cinnamic acid	Inflammation
Feverfew	Asteracea plant	Sesquiterpene lactone	Headaches
Galangin	Propolis	Trihydroxy-flavone	Antifungal
Ganoderic acid	Reishi	Triterpenoid	Breast cancer
Genistein	Lupin, soybeans	Isoflavone	Anticancer
GLA	Borage	Gamma-linolenic acid	Inflammation
Kaempferol	Tea, broccoli	Flavonoid	Cancer
Naringenin	Grapefruit	Flavonone	Hepatitis
Nasunin	Egg plant	Anthocyanin	Antiproliferative
Quercetin	Red onions	Polyphenol	Antihistamine,
Resveratrol	Red grapes	Trihydroxystilbene	Anti-aging
Sabinene	Caraway	Bicyclin monoterpene	Hypertension,
Safranal	Saffron	Aromatic ketone	Antidepressant
Salicin	Willow bark	Salicylic caid	Antipyretic
Silybin	Silymarin	Polyphenol	Liver diseases
Turmeric yellow	Indian plant	Curcumin	Diabetes, AD