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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
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 4 35, 607.59999990463
Zea mays Corn 6 7, 150.239999808371
Zingiber officinale Ginger 5 12, 480
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 3 142, 212
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 2 1, 874