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Biological Activity Antiobesity?

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
INULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID not available Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 12, 000
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 1, 500, 000
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 15, 000
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 240, 000
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 100, 000
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 0
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 1 0
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 1 0
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 1 0
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 1 0
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 1 2, 550, 000
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0