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Biological Activity Antidementia

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
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FOLIC-ACID 10-20 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
GLABRIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN not available Martindale's 29th
NIACIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PUERARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RHYNCHOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBONUCLEIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
RUTIN not available Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
SMILAGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
ZINC not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 6 7, 190.900000095367
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 108
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 5 17, 770
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 1 37, 700
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 1 19
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 7 7, 544
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 51
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 26
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 3 15, 600
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 36
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 4 221
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 4 6, 401
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 3 2, 778