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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
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 2 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 11 384, 150
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 16 3, 415, 770
Olea europaea Olive 10 900, 611
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 9 8, 043
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 7 7, 728
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 17 13, 149, 690
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 14 537, 100
Origanum vulgare Green Turkish Oregano 18 1, 467, 816
Ornithogalum umbellatum Star Of Bethlehem 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 17 752, 479
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 4 154, 668
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 4 330, 600
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 4 132, 170
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 9 69, 268
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 5 207, 980
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 5 35, 772
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 6 53, 658