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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
LIGNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
LUTEOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE 60 mg/man/day/3 mos Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE-HYDROCHLORIDE MAR Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 400 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
MELATONIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
METHYL-AJOENE IC37-72=208 ug/ml Atherogenesis 94:79-85. 1992.
MUCILAGE not available Duke, 1992 *
MUFA not available Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
MUFAS not available Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
NIACIN 50-100 mg 3x/day Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 1-6 g/man/day Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
OCTACOSANOL not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
OLEIC-ACID not available Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACIDS 10 g/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
PANAXIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS not available 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
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 4 2, 344
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 2 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 5 16, 437.5
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 3 14, 970
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 10 305, 346.39999981225
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 5 167, 335
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 3 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 5 12, 424
Rhus copallina Dwarf Sumac; Winged Sumac 5 120, 483.82000041008
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 4 29, 520.10000038147
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 2 0
Rhynchosia acuminatifolia not available 1 6
Rhynchosia cabibaea not available 1 5
Rhynchosia densiflora not available 1 6
Rhynchosia hirsuta not available 1 6
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 3 255, 806
Rhynchosia phaseoloides not available 1 6
Rhynchosia pyramidalis not available 1 10
Rhynchosia volubilis not available 1 5