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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
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 4 23, 127
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 2 3, 520
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 2 18, 500
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 2 6, 290
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 3 6, 455
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 1 11, 200
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 2 34, 360
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 2 10, 335
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 2 6, 550
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 4 2, 164
Perilla frutescens Perilla 4 37, 557
Persea americana Avocado 4 4, 514
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 2 3, 690
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 3 40, 995
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 4 30, 525.020999999717
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 30, 000
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 3 3, 831
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 3 4, 283
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 4 51, 310
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 6 1, 567, 230.3060000027