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Biological Activity Antiarteriosclerotic

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
HISTIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
KHELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
RUSCOSIDE-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RUSCOSIDE-B not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SILICON not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
THEOBROMINE-MAGNESIUM-OLEATE 200-400 mg/3x/day/man Martindale's 28th
TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-E not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 31, 700
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 2 27, 204
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 3 12, 300
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 204, 160
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 2 679, 230
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 6.199999809265137
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 1, 056, 000
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 1, 315, 280
Lens culinaris Lentil 3 27, 470
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 2 0
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 1 45, 220
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 2 8, 394
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 14, 340
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 3 564, 094.2160000056
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 2 1.600000023841858
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 686, 700