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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
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 5 988, 176.8959992379
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 600, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 3 16, 849.800000071526
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 4 2, 049.199999809265
Zea mays Corn 7 270, 966.0999998152
Zingiber officinale Ginger 5 27, 883
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 3 4, 023
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 0