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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
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 3 1, 002.2680000066757
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 1 28, 500
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 3 59, 333
Trichosanthes kirilowii Chinese Cucumber 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 5 46, 411.36800004542
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 7 3, 652, 454.000000134
Triticum aestivum Wheat 5 12, 416.219999998808
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 1 665
Tropaeolum tuberosum Anu; Mashua 1 4.199999809265137
Turnera diffusa Damiana 4 2, 115.400000035763
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 2 1, 105
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 253
Ullucus tuberosus Melloco; Ulluco 1 1.399999976158142
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 4 1, 213
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 5 651, 647.7999997139
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 3 342.90000009536743
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 4 6, 007.805999714183
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 4 11, 875.499999284744
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 4 1, 842.0390000008047
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0