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Biological Activity Hypocholesterolemic

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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
DICAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIHYDROCAPSAICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN not available Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217.
EUPAHYSSOPIN not available De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
FIBER not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMONONETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FUNTUMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN ED50=0.5 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2 10 mg/kg/day ipr rat Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
GINSENOSIDES not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GLABRIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOMANNAN not available Duke, 1992 *
HESPERITIN-5-O-GLUCOSIDE 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.
INULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN 20-30 g/man/day Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Carapa guianensis Andiroba 2 635, 000
Carica papaya Papaya 17 1, 479, 886
Carica pentagona Babaco; Mountain papaya 4 159, 110
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 13 1, 976, 012.4699999988
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 14 4, 579, 304.000000954
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 5 64, 967.10000002384
Carya illinoensis Pecan 13 25, 788.910000214353
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 7 64, 956.41000033356
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 5 192, 644
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 6 276, 918
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 4 36, 016
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 4 31, 797
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 5 217, 037
Castanospermum australe Black Bean; Moreton Bay Chestnut; Australian Chestnut 2 15, 000
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 2 162, 530
Catalpa longissima Spanish oak 1 0
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 2 9, 700
Catha edulis Khat 4 31, 658
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 2 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 14 117, 255.90000009537