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Biological Activity Hypocholesterolemic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name 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 20 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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
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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 6 55, 500
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 3 0
Ajuga bracteosa Nilkanthi 1 0
Ajuga chamaepitys Bugle 1 37.5
Ajuga iva Ivy Bugle 1 15, 000
Ajuga remota Bugle 1 0
Ajuga reptans Bugle; Bugleweed; Blue Bugle; Bugleherb; Common Bugle 1 0
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 6 19, 847
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 3 36, 596
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 6 3, 904, 523
Albizia procera not available 1 0
Aletris farinosa Colic Root; Star Grass; Unicorn Root; Agueroot; Crow Corn; Mealy Star Grass; Mealy Starwort 1 0
Aleurites fordii Tungoil Tree 6 97, 800
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 5 4, 483, 920
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 11 20, 740
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 5 65, 640
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 11 352, 732
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 27 2, 761, 735.600002289
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 33 788, 509.6000000983
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 12 215, 262