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Biological Activity Antiaging

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
AESCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 400 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BILOBALIDE 10 mg/kg orl gbl (50-100 ng/ml) Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
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
CYCASIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL not available 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
VITAMIN-E not available 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
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 2 18, 672
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 3 1, 858.7000000476837
Dipsacus fullonum not available 1 0
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 2 0
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 0
Durio zibethinus Durian 2 1, 271
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 2 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 4 2, 541.3000000715256
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 6 6, 008.400000095367
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 4 1, 040
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 2 726.3999999761581
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 4 337
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 2 738
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 2 317
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 2 31.5
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 5 1, 150
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 185
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 4 1, 516
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 6 16, 518.400000095367