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Biological Activity Anticoronary

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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
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 6, 415
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 9, 000
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 3 7, 092
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 140, 135
Aglaonema commutatum Aglaonema aroid 1 0
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 0
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 3 850
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 2 1, 098
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 1, 540, 000
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 2 2, 007, 900
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 3 7, 232
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 48, 400
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 4 765.5999999046326
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 5 1, 396, 710.006
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 6 42, 320.87000024319
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 3 35, 100
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 3 1, 801
Aloe spp. Aloe 4 964.3999999761581
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 7 3, 824.999999523163
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 324