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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
Juglans regia English Walnut 3 2, 905
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 6, 315
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 2, 667
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 2 33, 840
Lens culinaris Lentil 3 7, 030
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 1 0
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 1 0
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 0
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 5, 600
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 3 19, 960.180000007153
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 1 0
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 6, 270
Lupinus albus White Lupine 2 2, 850
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 2 50, 000
Lycium chilense Chilean Wolfberry 2 10, 000
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 2 162, 800
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 3 1, 498