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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
Annona muricata Soursop 6 6, 540
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 3 3, 300
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 5 49, 840
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 2 30, 300
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 2 15, 909
Apios americana not available 1 12
Apium graveolens Celery 12 63, 184.44700000784
Apocynum androsaemifolium Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 10 139, 558.19999999553
Aralia cordata Udo 2 3, 830
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 2 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 6 38, 365.199999928474
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 9 25, 516.60000014305
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 3 3, 220
Argyrocytisus battandieri not available 1 0
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 2 1, 650
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 2 3, 620
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 6 51, 783.5