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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
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 4 37, 763.799999952316
Lens culinaris Lentil 4 7, 561
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 1 0
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 42
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 3 11, 700
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 2 30, 140
Licania platypus Sansapote 2 1, 943
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 2 8, 120
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 2 20, 300
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 2 69, 195
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 3 49, 404.1780000031
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 3 150, 000.80000001192
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 4 21, 785
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 2 10, 380
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 2 4, 870
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 3 221, 388
Lupinus albus White Lupine 3 7, 390
Lupinus mutabilis Andean Lupine; Chocho; Tarhui 1 5, 940
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.) 3 815, 815
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 5 77, 609.03400000185