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Biological Activity Antiatheromic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
PECTIN 15 g/man/day Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pyrus communis Pear 1 40, 000
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 0
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 16, 000
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 420, 000
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 1 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 1 0
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 1 46, 000
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 1 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 1 129, 000
Salix alba White Willow 1 0
Salvia officinalis Sage 1 0
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 11, 500
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 9, 280
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 220, 000
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 106, 000