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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
SCOPOLETIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 165
SPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
STEVIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SWERCHIRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TECOMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TECOSTANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROALSTONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 600 IU/man/day 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
TORMENTIC-ACID 10 ppm Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 500-3,000 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
TRIGONELLINE 50 mg/kg orl rat Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
TRYPTOPHAN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157.
URSOLIC-ACID not available 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.
VANADIUM 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
VINDOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VINDOLININE not available Duke, 1992 *
VINIROSIDINE not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
VITAMIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-B3 not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 120
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 9 22, 994.719999630004
Ananas comosus Pineapple 6 6, 210
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 2 0
Andira inermis Cabbage Bark 1 0
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 2 80
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 11 10, 178.259999930859
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 5 28.5
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 2 110
Angelica laxiflora Tu Huo 1 83
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 9 2, 714.9999992847443
Anisomeles indica Kalabhangra 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 6 14, 880
Annona diversifolia Llama 2 215
Annona glabra Pondapple 2 1, 635
Annona muricata Soursop 5 2, 204.7000000476837
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 4 1, 685.5
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 5 4, 528