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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
Scutellaria sp not available 2 0
Secale cereale Rye 9 440, 416
Sechium edule Chayote 6 235, 085
Selenicereus grandiflorus Night-Blooming Cereus; Queen-of-the-Night 1 0
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 1 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 6 119, 145.90000486374
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 7 54, 437
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 7 386, 491
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 15 768, 997.5999999046
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 19 9, 682, 503.999999762
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 4 77, 619
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 5 390, 370
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 1 41
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 5 27, 540
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 11 2, 298, 657.6000003815
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 3 586, 480
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 4 43, 792
Sinapis alba White Mustard 12 209, 073.20000076294
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 5 15, 776
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 4 177, 500