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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPICATECHIN Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
ARACHIDONIC-ACID Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 30 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.
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CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE *
EPICATECHIN Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
MAGNESIUM 400 mg/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
QUERCETIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ZINC 30 mg/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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 2 12, 780
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 9, 966
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 1, 525
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 2, 076
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 3 9, 684
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 112, 100.19999933243
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 3 3, 215
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 7 54, 379.079999923706
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 2 15, 867
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 3 2, 045.5999999046326
Zea mays Corn 4 3, 424.649999976158
Zingiber officinale Ginger 4 5, 457.600000023842
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 1, 923