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Biological Activity Hyperglycemic

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
22BETA-ESCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ASIATICOSIDE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BETA-AESCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ESCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BULBOCAPNINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
CAULOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYOGENINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DAEMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DENDROBINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPINEPHRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FRITIMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE not available Merck 11th Edition
GLYCEROL not available Martindale's 29th
NICOTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
OCOTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PEIMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PLATYCODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PTEROSTILBENE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Melilotus indica Small-Flowered Melilot 1 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 1 700
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 1 0
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 2 90, 000
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 2 1, 725
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 170
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana rustica Aztec Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 40, 000
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 0
Olea europaea Olive 2 13
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 1, 920
Oryza sativa Rice 1 26, 500
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 1 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 50, 000
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 118, 000