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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
MAGNESIUM 400 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONOL not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PROANTHOCYANIDINS not available Duke, 1992 *
PTERYXIN 10-20 orl Duke, 1992 *
PUERARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE 40 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID IC50=0.74 uM Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL IC50=4 uM Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
VANADIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
VITAMIN-E not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
YOHIMBINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINGERONE IC50=8.9 uM 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