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Biological Activity Hypoglycemic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
VITAMIN-E 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
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 8 66, 193
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 2 100, 800
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 4 660
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 4 604
Viscum album European Mistletoe 3 7, 678
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 4, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 19 92, 432.67999839783
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 5 202
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 2 93.90000057220459
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 4 526.4000000953674
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 2 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 18 21, 231
Zingiber officinale Ginger 10 3, 331.3999992609024
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 7 32, 835
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 3 371