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Biological Activity Hypoglycemic

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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
CATHARANTHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHARANTIN 50 mg/kg/orl/rbt Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 200-1,000 ug 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
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
COIXAN-A ED50=10-30 Duke, 1992 *
COIXAN-B ED50=30-100 Duke, 1992 *
COIXAN-C ED50=>100 Duke, 1992 *
CONVALLAMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CORONARIDINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
COUMARIN 250-1,000 mg/kg orl Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 165
DAUCOSTEROL not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 158.
DIALLYL-DISULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSCORETINE 20-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPHENYLAMINE 10 mg/kg orl rbt 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.
EBURNAMOMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ELEUTHERAN not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRAN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 4 1, 916
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 8 13, 474
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 17 158, 480.39999961853
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 21 357, 264.400000453
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 6 13, 972
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 3 659
Aloe spp. Aloe 4 6, 324.600000023842
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 6 12, 649.200000047684
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 3 5, 745
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 2 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 11 711, 033.8000001907
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 3 10, 110
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 4 5, 135
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 3 0
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 1 2, 260
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 3 372
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 4 0