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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
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 2 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 2 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 5 934
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 6 879
Prunus domestica Plum 5 743.1900000572205
Prunus dulcis Almond 5 14.750000048428774
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 0
Prunus persica Peach 5 1, 194.25
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 2 2, 844
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 3 7.3800002336502075
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 3 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 3 2, 109
Psidium guajava Guava 4 18, 569
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 600
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 2 1, 032
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 3 2
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 1 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 2 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 4 5, 088
Pyrus communis Pear 5 19, 980.255000054836