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Biological Activity Hypocholesterolemic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL 2-6 g/man/day/orl Martindale's 30th
BETA-SITOSTEROL 9-3,330 mg/man/day/orl Martindale's 28th
BIOCHANIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 500 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CAMPESTEROL not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CARNITINE 1,500 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CATECHIN not available Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991.
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
CHROMIUM 20 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
COPPER not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
COUMESTROL ED50=0.4 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
CURCUMIN 0.15% diet 7 wks Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CYNARIN 60-1,500 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
CYNAROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
D-LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-DISULFIDE not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-SULFIDE IC37-72=146 ug/ml Atherogenesis 94:79-85. 1992.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 4 798, 840
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 3 22, 416
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 8 253, 532.19999980927
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 9 99, 780
Adenocarpus decorticans not available 1 0
Adenocarpus foliolosus not available 1 0
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern 2 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 3 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 5 157, 772
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 12 30, 591.199996948242
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 3 2, 538, 000
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 2 0
Agastache nepetoides not available 1 0
Agastache rugosa not available 3 50, 000
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 9 138, 030
Agave americana Century Plant; Maguey 1 312, 000
Agave sisalana Mescal; Sisal; Hemp Plant; Sisal Agave; Sisal Hemp 3 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 4 158, 210
Aglaia odorata Chinese Rice Flower 1 0
Aglaonema commutatum Aglaonema aroid 1 0