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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
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 1 0
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 2 6, 790
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 5 178, 717
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 2 11, 080
Fragaria spp Strawberry 5 16, 573.002000000095
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 4 32, 782.200000047684
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 2 40, 670
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 2 1, 540
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 4 78, 659.40000009537
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 2 1, 784
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 2 41, 280
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 2 2, 730
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 3 20, 040
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 4 22, 129.599999904633
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 2 8, 640
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 2 37, 120
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 5 31, 924
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 23, 000
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 1 2, 800
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 2 3, 580