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

Biological Activity Anticoronary

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BETA-CAROTENE 50 mg/man/2 days *
CARNITINE 1,500 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
FOLIC-ACID 400 ug/man/day *
LIGNIN *
LINOLEIC-ACID 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 *
TOCOPHEROL 100-200 IU/day *
VITAMIN-E 100-200 IU/day *
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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Scutellaria churchilliana Hybrid Skullcap 1 0
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 5 2, 316.8000007867813
Secale cereale Rye 3 12, 545
Sechium edule Chayote 3 6, 022
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 4 24, 025.5
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 4 26, 456
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 3 11, 085
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 5 79, 923.5999994278
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 5 3, 914, 841.000000015
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 8
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 610
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 2 5, 354
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 5 1, 416, 285.5999994278
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 1 12, 860
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 2 1, 426
Sinapis alba White Mustard 4 31, 953
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 2 375
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 1 83, 500
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 4 1, 711.6999998092651
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 4 1, 711.6999998092651