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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
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 2 4, 180
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 20, 800
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 2 38, 120
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 6 8, 531
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 3 3, 475
Prunus domestica Plum 4 6, 139.013000000268
Prunus dulcis Almond 5 9, 846.059999998659
Prunus persica Peach 5 19, 989.003000000026
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 2 4, 990
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 2 132, 000
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 4 6, 640
Psidium guajava Guava 4 21, 144
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 4 129, 213
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 4 43, 824
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 2 6, 050
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 2 11, 990
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 2 19, 390
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 5 11, 384
Pyrus communis Pear 4 3, 136.0010000000475
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 2 3, 820