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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 *
CALCIUM 500 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CAMPESTEROL 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 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 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
COUMESTROL ED50=0.4 mg/kg *
CROCETIN Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
CURCUMIN 0.15% diet 7 wks *
CYCLOARTENOL *
CYNARIN 60-1,500 mg/man/day *
CYNAROSIDE *
D-LIMONENE *
DELTA-TOCOPHEROL *
DIALLYL-DISULFIDE 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 Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 9 17, 021.200000047684
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 2 8, 648, 800
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 3 12, 102
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 3 25, 156
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 17 985, 356.5000009537
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 4 217, 664
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 7 274, 486
Azadirachta indica Neem 8 534, 300
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 6 26, 306
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 6 356, 216
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 8 10, 031, 890
Baptisia sp 1 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 3 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 7 45, 968
Basella alba Vinespinach 4 132, 105
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 3 50, 022
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 9 259, 147
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 9 432, 326.80000019073
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 14 4, 676, 520.84000019