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Biological Activity Antihypoglycemic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
L-ALANINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAGNESIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 520
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 1, 654
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 740
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 792
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 1, 630
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 1, 630
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 10, 400
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 4, 140
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 5, 580
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 3, 720
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 1, 010
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 25, 000
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 37, 850
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 4, 220
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 1 4, 780
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 8, 740
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 1 2, 020
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 1 2, 480
Eriocaulon sp Oriental Pipewort 1 670
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 1 88, 200