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Biological Activity Lipotropic

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
BETAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
INOSITOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LECITHIN not available Merck 11th Edition
METHIONINE not available Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 1 2, 920
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 1 6, 034
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 3 180, 965
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 2, 190
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 710
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 7, 900
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 0
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 1 2, 200
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 1 12, 100
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 3, 400
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 4, 926
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 3, 963
Pisum sativum Pea 5 11, 662
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 5, 628
Pouteria caimito Abiu; Caimito 1 3, 560
Pouteria campechiana Canistel 1 330