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Biological Activity Antifibromyalgic

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
MAGNESIUM 200-300 mg 3x/day Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 300 mg 3x/day Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 2, 603
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 0
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 0
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 2, 040
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 5, 100
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 2 20, 204
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 1 28, 280
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 3, 240
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 2, 990
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 1 2, 490
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 8, 400
Lupinus albus White Lupine 2 2, 200
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 40, 370
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 10, 300
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 4, 680
Lygodium japonicum Climbing Fern 1 2, 270
Macadamia spp Macadamia 1 1, 190
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 4, 240
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 4, 240
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 4, 240