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Biological Activity Antihyperglycemic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LUPEOL-ACETATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PUERARIN 15 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
STRYCHNINE 25 ug/kg/4x/day/chd Martindale's 29th
TRIGONELLINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 2 0
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 2 4, 000
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 26
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 890
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 120
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 2 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 2 0
Argyreia nervosa Silver Morning Glory; Wood Rose 1 0
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 1 0
Bidens pilosa not available 2 110