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Biological Activity Antiobesity?

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 4, 400
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 1 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 1 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 58, 000
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 1 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 1 0
Nepeta cataria Catnip 1 10, 300
Nerium oleander Oleander 1 43, 000
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 1 7, 944
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 1 4, 910
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 4, 200
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 1 18, 600
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 750, 000