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Biological Activity Anticoronary

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
BETA-CAROTENE 50 mg/man/2 days Duke, 1992 *
CARNITINE 1,500 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
FOLIC-ACID 400 ug/man/day Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAGNESIUM 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
SELENIUM 200 ug/day Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 100-200 IU/day Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-E 100-200 IU/day Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 30 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
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 3 95, 820
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 2 4, 970
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 49, 875
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 1 372, 700
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 2 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 253, 230
Acacia nilotica Babul 3 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 3 2, 859
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 6 3, 843.2000000476837
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 5, 781
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 2 1, 006
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 6, 600
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 2, 936
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 4 3, 491.2000002861023
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 3 1, 776
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 2.5999999046325684