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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
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 6 22, 797
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 4 10, 328
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 7 25, 816
Citrus limon Lemon 7 190, 296.20000004768
Citrus medica Citron 2 7, 790
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 5 727, 572
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 10 39, 792.5270000007
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 11 45, 386.359999999404
Citrus sinensis Orange 13 38, 596.887000087416
Citrus spp Citrus 1 0
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 1 0
Clitoria falcata not available 1 0
Clitoria ternatea not available 1 25
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 7 13, 005.200000047684
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 2 2, 560
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 2 33, 250
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 2 67, 606
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 10 8, 191.344000016339
Coffea arabica Coffee 5 101, 687
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 3 7, 088