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Biological Activity Nephrotoxic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
VANADIUM not available 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
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 1 0
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 0
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 1 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 2 0
Cynanchum atratum Bai-Wei; Pai-Wei 1 0.11999999731779099
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 3 1.2450000494718552
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 0.05000000074505806
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 0.03999999910593033
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 2.5800000429153442
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 1 280
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 0.05999999865889549
Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern 1 0
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 0
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 75, 000
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 2 14
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 3 0