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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
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 14 381, 756
Camptotheca acuminata Happy Tree 1 0
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 8 583, 879
Canna indica Achira; Queensland Arrowroot 3 80, 446
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 3 825, 896
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 7 170, 410
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 7 117, 534
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 14 2, 275, 628.9999985695
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 13 1, 037, 379
Carica papaya Papaya 12 419, 307
Carica pentagona Babaco; Mountain papaya 3 155, 880
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 9 1, 259, 449.5999999046
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 9 1, 924, 454.0000009537
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 6 31, 961.600000023842
Carya illinoensis Pecan 9 25, 141.610000202432
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 6 28, 461.110000262037
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 3 191, 734
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 5 202, 269
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 5 35, 701