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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
COPPER 2-4 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPHENYLAMINE 10 mg/kg orl rbt Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
EPICATECHIN 30 mg/kg rat Duke, 1992 *
FIBER not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALEGINE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
GINSENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOMANNAN not available Duke, 1992 *
GYMNEMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
INULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KHELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 400-800 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
MALTOSE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MANGANESE 3-5 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
MANGANESE 10-30 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
MERREMOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Prunus persica Peach 12 320, 507.75
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 3 63, 278
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 8 32, 362.180000662804
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 3 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 5 355, 018
Psidium guajava Guava 13 862, 597
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 7 1, 860, 342
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 1 0
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 3 971, 226
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 4 766, 282
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 4 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 1 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 1 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 7 1, 621, 488
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 5 3, 743
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 4 3, 461
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 17 4, 312, 864
Pyrus communis Pear 14 127, 947.91000115871
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 3 91, 382
Quercus alba White Oak 11 105, 464.33999854326