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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
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 2, 081
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 3 2, 958
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 4 53, 354.10000000149
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 3 1, 404
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 227, 000
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 168, 540
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 2 2, 659
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 2, 659
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 4 11, 186.5
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 1 10, 320
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 2 438
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 6 21, 710.377999953926
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 6 10, 012
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 2 823
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 2 1, 984
Avena sativa Oats 6 249, 974.04999995232
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 1 28
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 3 2, 574
Azadirachta indica Neem 2 58, 350
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 37, 010