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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
NIACIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 10 g/man/day/orl Duke, 1992 *
PINITOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS not available Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
PTEROSTILBENE not available Duke, 1992 *
PUERARIN 15 mg/kg ivn rat Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Jin, G-Z., Yamagata, Y., and Tomita, K.-i. 1989. Structure of Rutin Pentamethanol. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(2): 297-300, 1990.
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
S-METHYL-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
SILYMARIN 600 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
SORBITOL (Insulin-Sparing) 30 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
TOCOPHEROL 600-1,200 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
VANADIUM ?25-100 ug/man/day? 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
VITAMIN-E 600-1,200 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSE not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 30 mg/day 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
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 10 337, 363
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 3 4, 991.5
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 2 1, 480, 000
Abies spectabilis not available 1 0
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 4 2, 640, 000
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 2 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 5 452, 000
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 3 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 5 1, 545, 465
Acacia nilotica Babul 8 166, 000
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 4 3, 195, 000
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 473, 000
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 2 627, 450
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 4 3, 021
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 13 413, 409
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 4 5, 924
Acinos suaveolens not available 1 430
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 4 1, 102
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 3 0