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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Hypoglycemic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ASTERISCUNOLIDE IC50=10 mg/kg *
ATRACTAN-A Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ATRACTAN-B Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ATRACTAN-C Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ATRACTYLOSIDE 32 uM/kg *
BELLIDIFOLIN 50 mg/kg ipr rat Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
BELLIDIFOLINE 50 mg/kg ipr rat Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
BENGALENOSIDE *
BERBERASTINE *
BERBERINE *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 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.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 20-25 mg/kg orl 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.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 158.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE *
BOUSSINGOSIDE-A1 20 mg/kg ipr *
BOUSSINGOSIDE-A2 20 mg/kg ipr *
CAFFEINE *
CALYPTOSIDE *
CARBOXYATRACTYLOSIDE *
CASTANOSPERMINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 6 137, 361
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 11 12, 262
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 2 68
Muntingia calabura Cereso; Jamaica cherry; Yumansa 2 11, 460
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 2 1, 590
Murraya sp None 4 1, 049.7999999523163
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 11 110, 683.89999991655
Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba 2 1, 788
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 2 600
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 5 2, 767.6000003814697
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 7 37, 187.99999713898
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 2 8, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 1 0
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 2 400
Nardostachys chinensis Chinese Spikenard 1 141
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 1 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 5 40, 516
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 6 3, 091
Nepeta cataria Catnip 6 11, 240.100001573563
Nerium oleander Oleander 4 43, 000