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Chemical GLUCOMANNAN

Chemical ID
GLUCOMANNAN
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Anorectic? not available Martindale's 29th
Antidiabetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Aloe vera Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Aloe vera Leaf not available not available not available Mandal, G., Das, A. 1980. Characterization of the Polysaccharides of Aloe barbadensis Miller, Part II. Structure of the Glucomannan Isolated from the Leaves of Aloe barbadensis Miller. Carbohydr. Res. 87: 249-256.
Amorphophallus konjac Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Bletilla striata Tuber not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Ginkgo biloba Wood not available not available not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
Salix alba Bark 13440.0 80000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Salix alba Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *