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Biological Activity Hypolipidemic

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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
ALLICIN ID50=10 uM Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 2-6 g/day Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
BISASARANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 0.15% diet 7 wks Duke, 1992 *
CYNARIN 500 mg/2x/day Martindale's 28th
EMODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMONONETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HESPERIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTACOSANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSEIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PTEROSTILBENE not available Duke, 1992 *
SILYMARIN 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.
TANGERETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTANAL not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 200
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 60
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zea mays Corn 4 18, 139
Zingiber officinale Ginger 4 686
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 159
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 2 41