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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
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 2 59, 622
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 3 46, 848
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 3 65, 275
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 2 41, 375
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 2 10, 750
Aloe spp. Aloe 2 1, 780
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 2 3, 560
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 2 34, 560
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 2 80, 119
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 35, 276
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 2 126, 560
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 2 31, 140
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 2 10, 440
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 2 18, 300
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 3 9, 473
Ananas comosus Pineapple 3 19, 282
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 2 22, 600
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 3 234, 194
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 2 26, 603.670000076294
Angelica laxiflora Tu Huo 2 22, 250