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Biological Activity Antistroke

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
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 400 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
POTASSIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS 200 mg/kg orl rat Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
VITAMIN-E not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 3 47, 314
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 4, 862
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 2 0
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 2 18, 140
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 2 39, 440
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 25, 730
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 2 1, 320
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 102, 600
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 70, 800
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 40, 100
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 24, 080
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 3 21, 370
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 31, 170
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 2 28, 200
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 2 41, 730
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 2 3, 250
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 2 3, 080
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 2 51, 760