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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 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 5 347, 495
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 2 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 10 1, 372, 774
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 4 297, 320
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 6 301, 766.40000009537
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 8 2, 402, 844
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 2 0
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 9 7, 957, 416
Lembotropis emerifolia not available 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 12 193, 759
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 3 0
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 4 452, 260
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 3 42
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 12 182, 972
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 11 401, 290
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 1 0
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya not available 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Licania platypus Sansapote 4 72, 606
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 6 8, 144