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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 Sort descending 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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 15 1, 005, 542
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 9 61, 720
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 1 0
Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla 1 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 4 306, 850
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 14 7, 433, 093.800007343
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 4 79, 200
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 2 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 14 1, 485, 632
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 7 14, 856
Humulus lupulus Hops 18 243, 227.80000150204
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 8 3, 569.800003051758
Hydrangea paniculata Peegee 1 41, 000
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 8 126, 702.5
Hylocereus guatemalensis Guatemala Cereus; Nopalito De Guatemala 3 103, 930
Hylocereus undatus Night-Blooming Cereus; Nopalito De Noche; Strawberry Pear; Belle-of-the-Night; Queen-of-the-Night 3 707, 795
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 7 5, 656
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 10 877, 557.5
Hyptis capitata Knobweed 1 0
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 2 4, 900