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Biological Activity Antidiabetic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPICATECHIN 30 mg/kg rat Duke, 1992 *
16-HYDROXY-4,4,10,13-TETRAMETHYL-17-(4-METHYL-PENTYL)-HEXADECAHYDRO-CYCLOPENTA[A]PHENANTHREN-3-ONE not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXY-BENZOLINONE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
ALLICIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALLIIN 200 mg/kg LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
AMELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID not available 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
BERBERINE-CHLORIDE IC100=14 nM Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE-IODIDE IC100=33 nM Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE-SULFATE IC100=13.5 nM Duke, 1992 *
BOLDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CASTANOSPERMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHARANTIN not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 200-1,000 ug Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 7 11, 124
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 9 331, 474
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 20 720, 189.6000003815
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 21 694, 751.3000004292
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 7 154, 451
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 8 190, 473.40000009537
Aloe spp. Aloe 6 7, 256.300000071526
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 11 370, 050.40000009537
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 3 665, 745
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 2 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 13 883, 002.6000003815
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 7 148, 124
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 4 109, 116
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 4 10, 000
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 4 18, 904
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 7 210, 879
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 8 756, 000
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 4 4, 400