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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
Selenicereus grandiflorus Night-Blooming Cereus; Queen-of-the-Night 1 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 6 40, 291.50000464916
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 6 5, 816
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 5 3, 020
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 11 17, 514.799998044968
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 11 1, 193, 391.9999998808
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 3 75, 159
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 3 343, 300
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 4 6, 298
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 9 226, 539.59999847412
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 5 43, 478
Sinapis alba White Mustard 10 106, 535.60000038147
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 4 433
Smilax china China Root 1 0
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 6 1, 685.6999995708466
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 6 1, 685.6999995708466
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 11 512, 125.4400007576
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 3 115, 067
Solanum quitoensis Naranjillo 3 316, 105
Solanum sessiliflorum Cocona 2 40, 050