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Biological Activity Anticataract

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 400 mg/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g 3x/day Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 350 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
BRAZILIN ED50=100 uM Duke, 1992 *
CHYMOTRYPSIN not available Martindale's 29th
CURCUMIN 75 mg/kg orl rat Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ELLAGIC-ACID not available Shimizu, M., Horie, S., Terashima, S., Ueno, H., et al. 1989. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Natural Products.II. Active Components of a Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Para-parai mi,' Phyllanthus niruri. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(9): 2531-2532, 1989.
GLYCEROL not available Martindale's 29th
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPETIN-8-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HAEMATOXYLIN ED50=100 uM Duke, 1992 *
HISPIDULOSIDE not available Tomas-Barberan, F.A., Lopez-Gomez, C., Villar, A., and Tomas-Lorente, F. 1986. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Labiatae Flavonoids. Planta Medica 1986: 239.
L-CYSTEINE 400 mg/man/day Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
LUTEOLIN EC=3 ppm Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993.
METHIONINE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
NEPETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 4 6, 393
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 1 0
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 5 17, 278.199999809265
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 11 102, 866.52099999972
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 42
Phaseolus aborigineus not available 1 0
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 7 5, 909.899999856949
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 5 943.0000001192093
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 6 13, 363.199999809265
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 10 975, 832.6060097301
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 104
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 9 5, 751
Phragmites australis Common Reed; Ditch Reed; Giant Reed; Reed Grass 1 109, 200
Phyllanthus acidus Indian Gooseberry; Otaheite Gooseberry 4 7, 806
Phyllanthus amarus not available 1 1, 378
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 10 333, 262.7999999523
Phyllanthus niruri Seed On The Leaf 3 0
Physalis alkekingi Bladderherb; Lantern 2 24, 000
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 5 1, 712.4000000953674
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 5 17, 364.199999570847