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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 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
CHROMIUM 20 ug/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 4 290, 910
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 4 163, 715
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 4 169, 174
Pericopsis laxiflora not available 1 0
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 4 53, 902
Perilla frutescens Perilla 12 508, 673
Persea americana Avocado 16 1, 684, 170
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 4 236, 580
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 8 53, 500
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 12 447, 453
Petiveria alliacea Anamu; Guinea Hen Leaf; Mucura 2 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 19 361, 559.2000000477
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 3 30, 042
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 1 3, 360
Pfaffia paniculata Suma; Pfaffia 3 12, 696.80000114441
Phaseolus aborigineus not available 1 0
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 9 754, 574.5199999809
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 9 194, 233.1399999857
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 15 867, 625.1999969482
Phaseolus spp not available 1 0