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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
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 2 0
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 4 0
Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock; Hemlock; Spotted Hemlock; Fool's Parsley; Carrot Fern; Spotted Parsley 1 1, 920, 000
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 0
Conyza canadensis Butterweed; Hogweed; Horseweed 2 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 4 287, 541
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 4 303, 388
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 5 95, 847
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 10 776, 196
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 16 2, 733, 802.7999954224
Cornus florida American Dogwood 2 160, 000
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 4 1, 694, 000
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 3 4, 086
Corydalis spp Fumewort 1 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 15 3, 359, 032.0499998797
Costus speciosus Crepe Ginger; Wild Ginger; Cane Reed 4 0
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 3 4, 538
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 18 577, 593.6000003815
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 4 0
Crataegus pentagyna Hawthorn 1 0