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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
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 5 504, 553.2000002861
Valerianella locusta Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce 2 7, 725
Valerianella radicata not available 2 3, 927
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 270
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 5 3, 081, 369.50000003
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 0
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 83, 600
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 5 38, 200
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 3 31, 759.800000071526
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 4 20, 706.40000000596
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 3 1, 525.8999999761581
Vigna mungo Black Gram 3 6, 151.5
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 5 28, 296.400000095367
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 0.2199999988079071
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 6 210, 504.77999727428
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 604
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 69, 360
Viscum album European Mistletoe 4 3, 196
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 489, 650