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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity AntiAGE

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 2,000 mg/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
CHROMIUM 200-1,000 ug Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 2 3, 600
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 4, 952.099999964237
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 2 5, 595.389999985695
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 2 5.3999998569488525
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 3, 886.9999998807907
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 504, 484
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 7, 665
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 1 88
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 1 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 448
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 3, 118
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 32, 936.19999933243
Viscum album European Mistletoe 2 7, 519
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 38, 315.079999923706
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 2 524
Zea mays Corn 2 110.64999997615814
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 625.6000000238419
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 11, 646
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 330