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Biological Activity Sweetener

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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
CURCULIN 550 x sucrose Duke, 1992 *
CYNARIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DEXTROSE 0.74 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
DIHYDROQUERCETIN-3-ACETATE 50 X sucrose Duke, 1992 *
DULCITOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DULCOSIDE-A 30 x sucrose Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHRITOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESGOSIDE 300 x sugar Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
FRUCTOSE 2 x glucose Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALACTOSE 0.32 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
GLYCYPHYLLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 50 X sucrose 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.
HAEMATOXYLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HERNANDULCIN 1000-1500 x sucrose Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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.
LACTOSE 0.16 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
LEVULOSE 1.73 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
MALTOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MALTOSE 0.32 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
MANNITOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 2 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 5 107, 480
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 1 0
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 2 8, 524, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 1 20
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 70, 865
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 7 70, 000
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 2 41, 322
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 1 0
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 1 0
Oenanthe crocata Water Dropwort 1 0
Olea europaea Olive 3 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 2 0
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 3 176, 400
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 3 86
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 2 0
Oryza sativa Rice 1 4, 800
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 1 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 140, 000