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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
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 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 5 347, 495
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 2 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 10 1, 372, 774
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 4 297, 320
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 6 301, 766.40000009537
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 8 2, 402, 844
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 2 0
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 9 7, 957, 416
Lembotropis emerifolia not available 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 12 193, 759
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 3 0
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 4 452, 260
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 3 42
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 12 182, 972
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 11 401, 290
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 1 0
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya not available 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Licania platypus Sansapote 4 72, 606
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 6 8, 144