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Biological Activity Antiatherosclerotic

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
ALLICIN 0.05-0.1 mg/kg orl hmn LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
AMMIOL not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
APOCYNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BAICALEIN IC50=3.5-8.6 uM Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 500 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CARVACROL IC50=5.53 uM Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 20 ug/day Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 0.4-20 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
EICOSAPENTAENOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN not available Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 163.1999.
GENISTEIN-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GENISTEIN-8-O-GLUCOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LUTEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 3, 400
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 22, 400
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 5 15, 472
Actaea simplex Ye sheng ma 1 0
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 7 10, 059
Adenocarpus decorticans not available 1 0
Adenocarpus foliolosus not available 1 0
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 2 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 2 7, 070
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 4 171.1999969482422
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 3 66, 000
Agastache rugosa not available 2 9, 010
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 7 138, 027
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 0
Aglaonema commutatum Aglaonema aroid 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 3 3, 400
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 0
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 3 19, 840
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 2 36, 590