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Biological Activity Thyrotropic

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
FORSKOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDES not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
IODINE not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MELATONIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 10
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 0.10999999940395355
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 1 12
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 2 0
Mangifera indica Mango 1 0.01600000075995922
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 0.8199999928474426
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 4.899999916553497
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 120, 000
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 1 87, 000
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 2 189, 200
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 0.3100000023841858
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 0.012000000104308128
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 2 0
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 0
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 0.05999999865889549
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 1 6
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 0.27000001072883606
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 51
Pisum sativum Pea 1 0.008999999612569809