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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPICATECHIN Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
ARACHIDONIC-ACID Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 30 mg/kg orl rat Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
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CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE *
EPICATECHIN Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
MAGNESIUM 400 mg/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
QUERCETIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ZINC 30 mg/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 3 6, 060
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 2 4, 970
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 1 0
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 2 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 2 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 2 0
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 2 2, 859
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 4 3, 845
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 5, 781
Acinos suaveolens 1 430
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 2 1, 006
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 6, 600
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 2, 936
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 3 3, 483.5999999046326
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 3 1, 770
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 3 4, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 9, 000
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 4 6, 969
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 0