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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Anticlimacteric

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
8-PRENYLNARINGENIN *
ASCORBIC-ACID 500-5,000 mg/day *
CALCIUM 1,000-1,500 mg/day *
GENISTEIN Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
MAGNESIUM 500-750 mg/day *
PUERARIN *
SELENIUM 200 ug/day *
TESTOSTERONE 10-20 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Notopterygium incisum Qiang Huo 2 6, 830
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum; Black Tupelo 2 101, 540
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 3 90, 120
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 1, 660
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 2 32, 330
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 2 50, 600
Olea europaea Olive 1 14, 598
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 1 114
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 2 7, 720
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 3 36, 100
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 3 56, 160
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 3 130, 860
Oryza sativa Rice 3 5, 864
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 2 7, 593
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 2 1, 130
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 3 4, 700
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 207, 950
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 2 35, 760
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 2 53, 640
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 4 13, 454