The Benefits of Phytonutrients
Some of the benefits of phytonutrients are listed below in the following table:
| Plants | Extracts | Health Benefits |
| Broccoli, kale, radish | Sulforaphane | Growth deterrent |
| Cabbage | Isothiocyanate | Lung and other growth deterrent |
| Cauliflower | Glucosinates, thiocyanates (sulforaphane and isothiocyanates) | Breast growth deterrent |
| Citrus Plants | Quercetin | Allergies and heart problems |
| Garlic, onions | Allicin, quercetin (onion) | Breaks blood clots, lowers blood pressure,helps normalize high cholesterol levels, helps normalize irregular heartbeats, deters lung and other growths |
| Ginger | Gingerols | Arthritis relief, ulcer deterrent, healps heal skin sores, reduces nausea, and is also an antioxidant |
| Green Tea Leaves | EGCG | Antioxidant and growth deterrent, reduces cholesterol, helps deter heart problems, strokes, and infections |
| Ginkgo biloba leaves | Flavones | Improves circulation, reduces blood clots, recuces headaches, ringing in the ears, depression, and impotence |
| Hawthorn plant | Flavonoids | Lowers cholesterol and deters allergies |
| Paprika | Canthaxanthin | Antioxidant |
| Rosemary plant | Rosmarinic acid | Deters growth and helps ameliorate heart problems |
| Spirulina | Beta-carotene, sulfolipids and glycolipids, chlorophyll | Detoxifies blood and stimulates production of body’s most powerful antioxidant, superoxide dismutase |
| Tomato | Lycopenes | Growth and prostate disease deterrent |
| Tumeric spice plant | Curcumin | Arthritis relief, reduction of some tumors |
| Various plants | Coumaric acid | Growth deterrent |
| Most plants | Chlorophyll | Detoxifies blood, helps heal bedsores, and is a growth deterrent |