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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 9-3,330 mg/man/day/orl Martindale's 28th
BETA-SITOSTEROL 2-6 g/man/day/orl Martindale's 30th
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
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 8 20, 360
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 5 1, 061, 475
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 24 3, 387, 486
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 6 151, 104.91999912262
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 8 197, 852
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 5 10, 393
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 3 4, 879
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 9 2, 359, 728
Lupinus albus White Lupine 12 267, 316
Lupinus luteus not available 1 0
Lupinus mutabilis Andean Lupine; Chocho; Tarhui 3 363, 111
Lupinus perennis not available 1 0
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 15 2, 706, 781
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 21 230, 711
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 7 636, 736
Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss 1 182
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 0
Lygodium japonicum Climbing Fern 3 5, 343