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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 Sort descending 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 1 0
Euonymus atropurpureus Burning Bush; Wahoo 1 41, 800
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 0
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 3 3, 863, 600
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 4 4, 449, 930
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 0
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 1 347.3999938964844
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 1 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 3 47, 200
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 0
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 5 71, 700
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 9 2, 560, 372
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 5 499, 110
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 3, 400
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 1 240, 000