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Biological Activity Hypoglycemic

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
(-)-EBURNAMOMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
23-HYDROXYTORMENTIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
23-HYDROXYTORMENTIC-ACID-ESTER-GLYCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
3-N-BUTYL-PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
3-O-ARABINOSYLPOMOLIC-ACID-28-GLUCOSIDE 300 mg/kg orl mus Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN 4 mg/kg ivn mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
ACONITAN-A ivn mus Duke, 1992 *
ACONITAN-B ivn mus Duke, 1992 *
ACONITAN-C ivn mus Duke, 1992 *
ACONITAN-D ivn mus Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE 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.
ALLICIN 0.1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALLYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALTHAEA-MUCILAGE-O not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
AMELLIN not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ANEMARAN not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID not available Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 4 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 3 37
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 10 1, 111
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 8 106, 097
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 5 4, 108.5
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 4 457
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 248
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 248
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 4 1, 540
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 3 282, 386.39999985695
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 2 10
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 9 14, 470.199999988079
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 8 1.600000023841858
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 1 3, 132, 400
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 1 39