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Biological Activity Antidiabetic?

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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
ARGININE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
INOSITOL not available Martindale's 29th
SILICIC-ACID not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 1 143, 000
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 87, 709
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 1 7, 910
Daucus carota Carrot 1 3, 520
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 6, 035
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern; Marginal Fern 1 0
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 2 150, 000
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 2 160, 000
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 2 11, 910
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 6, 512
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 14, 920
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 3, 084
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 22, 950
Glycine max Soybean 2 30, 950
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 3, 400
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 1, 680
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 164, 000
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 1 11, 627