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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
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 5 4, 357.799999713898
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 6 5, 213.099999964237
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 6 5, 595.389999985695
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 5 17, 405.39999985695
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 3 4, 101.999999880791
Verbena officinalis Vervain 2 10, 000
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 5 530, 084
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 3 7, 699.800000071526
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 88.40000000596046
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 0.8999999761581421
Vigna mungo Black Gram 2 448.5
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 3 3, 123.2000000476837
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 0.2199999988079071
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 33, 288.999998509884
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 2 604
Viscum album European Mistletoe 4 7, 519
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 6 38, 803.87999916077
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 982.8000000715256