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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
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 6 207, 955.40000009537
Aloe spp. Aloe 5 11, 854
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 16 377, 708
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 2 14
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 4 672, 342
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 13 2, 654, 628
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 7 201, 349
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 10 162, 470
Ambrosia hispida Margarita de Mar 1 22.5
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 3 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 4 0
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 3 34, 552
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 6 231, 721
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 7 796, 632
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 7 160, 305
Amphicarpaea edgworthii not available 1 11
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 2 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 15 859, 565.6200000234
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 4 91, 116