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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
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 14 1, 639, 786.640000105
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 1 169, 000
Bidens pilosa not available 2 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 10 2, 693, 392
Blechnum orientale Kuan Chung; Shield Fern 3 21, 736
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 5 44, 114
Blighia sapida Akee; Seso Vegetal 4 483, 374
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 7 548, 996
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 11 9, 040, 116
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 2 7, 600
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 1 2, 240, 000
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 2 313, 200
Bowdichia nitida not available 1 0
Brassica chinensis Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage 8 1, 245, 048
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 8 96, 416
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 13 378, 291.60000000894
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 10 468, 493.06999874115
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 9 26, 711
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 17 356, 336.6100000143
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 16 572, 831.6999988556