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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
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 2 1, 845
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
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 4 4.400000095367432
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 78
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 345
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 4 2, 266.7999992370605
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 3 226.00000023841858
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 2 2, 444
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 2 1, 670
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 5 451.5
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 2 1, 902.4000000953674
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 2 17, 502.400000095367
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 2 3, 376
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 4 831.1000000014901
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 2 3, 200
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 2 1, 255
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 2 3, 612