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Chemical SORBITOL

Chemical ID
SORBITOL
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
Antidiabetic (Insulin-Sparing) 30 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
Antiketotic not available Merck 11th Edition
Cataractagenic not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Cathartic not available Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic not available Merck 11th Edition
FLavor FEMA 1,000-280,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Humectant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Laxative 5-15 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
Laxative 20-50 g/day Martindale's 29th
Purgative 30-50 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
Sweetener 0.6 x sucrose Merck 11th Edition
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Althaea officinalis Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Capsella bursa-pastoris Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cocos nucifera Endosperm not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Crataegus laevigata Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Crataegus rhipidophylla Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Malus domestica Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Nicotiana tabacum Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Phoenix dactylifera Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Plantago major Plant not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus armeniaca Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus cerasus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum Twig not available 9100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Serenoa repens Fruit not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Sorbus aucubaria Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Terminalia chebula Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *