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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
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 1 0
Salvia officinalis Sage 1 1, 500
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 1 0
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 1 74, 500
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 1 0
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 2, 700
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 1 64, 000
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 1 360, 000
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 0
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 1 0
Syzygium claviflorum not available 1 20
Taraxacum mongolicum Mongoloid Dandelion 1 0
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 300, 000
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 1 0
Teucrium polium Golden Germander 1 0
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 1 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 1 6, 000
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 1 13, 500