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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Antiobesity

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE *
AMELLIN ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ANTHOCYANINS *
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g 3x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CAFFEINE *
CALCIUM *
CHROMIUM 200-1,000 ug Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
CONJUGATED-LINOLEIC-ACID Newman, R. A., Lansky, E. P., with Block, M. L. 2007. Pomegranate - The Most Medicinal Fruit. Basic Health Publications, Laguna Beach, CA. 120 pp.
CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE *
FIBER *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID *
GYMNEMIC-ACID *
ISOBOLDINE *
LIMONENE *
OPC *
OPCS *
PECTIN Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
TANNIC-ACID (Antinutrient) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
ZINC 30 mg/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 2 285, 350
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 1, 152, 606
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 10 476, 363.0799999237
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 3 773, 457
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 5 481, 569.59999990463
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zea mays Corn 7 107, 831.64999997616
Zingiber officinale Ginger 6 369, 840.60000002384
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 5 1, 712, 415
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 2 1, 874