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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 2 12, 959
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 3 12, 959
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 5 154, 179.54799997807
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 3 288, 270
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 2 1, 818
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 5 157, 308.4999999404
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 4 7, 011.600000023842
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 2 11, 333
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 2 23, 264
Avena sativa Oats 7 726, 023.9000000954
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 3 217, 560
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 4 271, 974
Azadirachta indica Neem 2 156, 900
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 3 26, 300
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 13, 296
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 3 5, 279, 890
Barosma betulina Buchu 4 43, 813
Basella alba Vinespinach 3 132, 035
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 2 43, 309