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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Antimenopausal

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 500-5,000 mg/day *
CALCIUM 1,000-1,500 mg/day *
ESTRIOL *
ESTROGENS Martindale's 29th
ESTRONE 0.7-2.8 mg/day/orl/wmn Martindale's 29th
HESPERIDIN-METHYL-CHALCONE 750-1,500 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
MAGNESIUM 500-750 mg/day *
SELENIUM 200 ug/day *
TRYPTOPHAN 6 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 2 20, 140
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 0
Durio zibethinus Durian 2 1, 870
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 4 17, 985.299999713898
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 4 25, 207
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 1, 000
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 2 1, 232
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 4 2, 622
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 2 1, 523
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 2 582
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 5, 802
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 4 46, 005
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 3 84, 760
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 116, 200
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 4 14, 444.400000095367
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 2 16, 280
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 4 46, 958.59999990463
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 2 33, 020
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 3 27, 601
Eriocaulon sp Oriental Pipewort 2 2, 740