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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
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 2 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 3 2, 600
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 5 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 6 16, 208
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 14 97, 903
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 4 2, 074
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 11 402, 424
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 10 190, 777.5
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 6 83, 840
Arundo donax Giant Reed 6 606, 900
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 3 216, 240
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 3 15, 514
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 3 15, 514
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 7 192, 191
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 6 298, 593
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 4 2, 245
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 17 184, 316.39999997616
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 1 0