However, since the
concentration of active compounds in supplements vary depending on the brand, care should be taken in reading the labels and always choose products with reliable certifications.
All commercial ginger supplements are labeled with the
amount of active compounds they contain, which is especially important if you are taking ginger to treat a health condition.
In a six - week trial involving 120 patients, David W. Carley, a physician at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is testing a drug called dronabinol, which is a synthetic
version of an active compound in marijuana.
Analytic chemists define their
structure of the active compound with state - of - the - art methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance or x-ray spectroscopy and assign a certain effect in collaboration with toxicologists and pharmacologists.
Just like 2 - 4 % of turmeric is
composed of an active compound called curcumin, about 5 % of black pepper by weight is comprised of this compound called piperine.
Among herbal medicine practitioners, the most prized part of this plant is the rhizome, or its underground thick roots, which contain
most of its active compounds.
Adaptogens like Rhodiola rosea contain a
variety of active compounds that seem to offer protection against oxidative stress — the prime cause of aging.
Plants produce
thousands of active compounds, many of which modulate our immune system enough to protect us from infection, but we can't forget the fungi.
The dosages were gugulipid featuring 25
mg of the active compound guggulsterones and 500 mg of tetracycline, a standard dose.
This means we know the exact strength
of the active compounds in each and every capsule in every bottle of Flexoplex is of exactly the same strength and purity.
According to a study published in 2010, EGCG — one
of the active compounds in green tea — has a stabilizing effect on blood sugar levels.
Plus, not
all of their active compounds have been identified yet.
New Chapter's herb formulas are CO2 extracted to deliver
all of the active compounds in the balance intended by nature.
Likewise, flaxseed oil (Linum usitatissimum) has also been extensively used for this purpose, although its human consumption remains controversial because of the potential toxicity of linamarin, one
of its active compounds.