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Biological Activity Hypocholesterolemic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 5 206, 628.40000009537
Apios americana not available 1 12
Apium graveolens Celery 22 858, 354.0900000036
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 3 85, 800
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 17 2, 669, 914.319999993
Aralia cordata Udo 4 110, 380
Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules' Club; Prickly Ash; American Angelica Tree 1 408, 000
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 3 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 16 3, 314, 193
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 8 266, 630.80000019073
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 12 448, 783.60000038147
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 3 274, 810
Argyrocytisus battandieri not available 1 0
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 3 1, 657
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 0
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 3 3, 634
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 12 148, 416
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 6 240, 000
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 4 45, 220