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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
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 21 928, 640.8000001907
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 5 9, 406
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 3 87, 000
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 21 729, 242.0399999991
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 5 446, 745
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 3 439, 680
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 19 1, 051, 071.5999984741
Paris polyphylla Polyphyllous Paris 1 0
Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris 1 0
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 6 804, 532.0000004768
Parthenocissus quinquefolia American-ivy; Five-leaf-ivy; Virginia-creeper; Woodbine; Amerika-zuta (Jap.) 1 0
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 8 1, 755, 550
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 3 4, 046
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 10 818, 427
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 4 375, 820
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 4 94, 120
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 4 511, 058
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 12 306, 686.200000003
Paullinia cupana Guarana 1 0
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 3 364, 168