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. 2005 Dec;2(4):429–439. doi: 10.1093/ecam/neh139

Table 5.

Superior medicines E, I and O classification

E I O
Energoceuticals that enhance mitochondrial ATP synthesis and resynthesis Infoceuticals that enhance bio-intelligence on cellular, neuroendocrine and immune levels Organoceuticals that specifically enhance organ function and structure
Names References Names References Names References
Acantopanacis senticosus Wu et al. (18), Gaffney et al. (19) Uncaria tomentosa Sheng et al. (36), Akesson et al. (37) Glycyrrhiza glabra Acharya et al. (66)
Cornu Cervi pantotrichum Kim et al. (20), Zhang et al.(21) Aloe vera Kim et al. (38) Curcuma Longa Chainani-Wu (67)
Ilex paraguariensis Gorgen et al. (22) Andrographis paniculata Matsuda et al. (39), Puri et al. (40) Ulmus fulva Brown et al. (68)
Lepidium meyenii Lopez-Fando et al. (23) Astragalus membranaceus Wang et al. (41), Shao et al. (42) Angelica sinensis Mei et al. (69), Yin (70)
Ocimum sanctum Agrawal et al. (24) Croton lechleri Risco et al. (43) Chondroitin/glucosamine Houpt et al. (71)
Panax ginseng Yang et al. (25) Echinacea purpurea and E. angustifolia Randolph et al. (44), Cundell (45) Chitin fiber Jing et al. (72)
Panax quinquefolius Wang et al. (26) Ganoderma lucidum Kohguchi et al. (46), Jiang et al. (47) Crataegus oxyacantha Rigelsky and Sweet (73), Lacaille-Dubois et al. (74)
Pfaffia paniculata Kotsiuruba et al. (27), Tashmukhamedova et al. (28) Grifola frondosa Odama et al. (48) Lin et al. (49) Dioscorea villosa Shealy (75), Ladriere et al. (76)
Ptychopetalum olacoides Siqueira et al. (29) Hydrastis canadensis Rehman et al. (50) Plants enzymes Popiela et al. (77)
Rhaponticum carthamoides Kutuzova et al. (30) Morinda citrifolia Su et al. (51) Equisetum arvense Blumenthal et al. (78), Fleming (79)
Rhodiola rosea Maslova et al. (31), Spasov et al. (32) Petiveria alliacea Ruffa et al. (52), Malpezzi et al.(53) Ginkgo bilova Kubota et al. (80), Pepe et al. (81)
Schizandra chinensis Antoshechkin (33) Sutherlandia frutescens Bence and Crooks (54), Jang et al. (55) Gotu kola Incandela et al. (82)
l-arginine Gupta et al. (34) Tabebuia avellaneda Planchon et al. (56), Li et al. (57) Sargassum fusiforme Ji et al. (83)
Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q10) Baggio et al. (35) Valeriana officinalis Dietz et al. (58) Harpagophytum procumbens Chrubasik et al. (84)
Vitex agnus castus Kobayakawa and Sato-Nishimori (59), Ohyama et al. (60) Vitamins Carrero et al. (85)
Lentinus edodes Borchers et al. (61), Wasser and Weis (62) Minerals Hercberg et al. (86)
Coriolus versicolor Sun and Zhu (63), Sun et al. (64) Ptycopetalum olacoides Bucci (87), Siqueira et al. (29)
Cordyceps sinensis Leu et al. (65) Pygeum africanum Freeman and Solomon (88), Santa Maria Margalef et al. (89)
Rhamnus purshiana Ma et al. (90)
Ruscus aculeatus Redman (91), Bouaziz et al. (92)
Salix alba Chrubasik et al. (93)
Sena alejandrina Franz (94)
Serenoa repens Goldmann et al. (95), Iguchi et al. (96)
Silibum marianum Halim et al. (97), Chrungoo et al. (98)
Smilax china Lee et al. (99)
Tribulus terrestris Hong et al. (100)
Vaccinium myrthillus Zaragoza et al. (101), Savickiene et al. (102)
Viburnum spp. Calle et al. (103)
Zingiber officinalis Young et al. (104)