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Biological Activity Antihyperglycemic

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
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LUPEOL-ACETATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PUERARIN 15 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
STRYCHNINE 25 ug/kg/4x/day/chd Martindale's 29th
TRIGONELLINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 2 0
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 1 0
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 3 53, 750
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 1 0
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 1 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 2 3.6000001430511475
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 1 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 1 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 1 0
Cinchona spp Quinine 2 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 2 0
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 2 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 22
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 1 0
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 13, 000
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 3 0
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 1 0