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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
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 1 35, 000
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 170, 000
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 0
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 0
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 1 0
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 290
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 8, 800
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 57, 800
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 1 10, 000
Prunus persica Peach 1 0
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 244, 000
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 1 0
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 1 233, 020