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Biological Activity AntiRaynaud's

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
AESCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 500 mg 1-2x/day Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 280-350 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 1,500-4,000 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
RESERPINE 1-1.5 mg/iar/man/day Martindale's 28th
TROXERUTIN 2,300-3,000 mg day ivn man/ Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 740
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 3 961
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 3 1, 824
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 3 2, 249
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 2 18, 680
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 2 12, 255
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 4, 140
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 0
Durio zibethinus Durian 2 1, 307
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 3 8, 313
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 3 9, 720
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 1, 000
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 2 755
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 3 1, 112
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 2 182
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 2 370
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 12
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 3 26, 360
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 37, 850
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 3 5, 842