Table 1.

A Select List of Plant Extracts Known to Inhibit Protein Glycation In Vitro.

Common Name	Use	Preparation	Source
Grains of paradise	Spice	Whole fruit extract	Aframomum melegueta 188
Melegueta pepper
Alligator pepper
Guinea pepper
Shallot	Spice	Whole bulb extract	Allium cepa 188
Garlic	Spice	Whole bulb extract	Allium sativum 185
Japanese Angelica-tree	Herbal medicine	Triterpenoid saponins	Aralia taibaiensis 189
Annatto	Colorant and condiment	Whole fruit extract	Bixa orellana 197
Tea	Drink	Leaves	Camellia sinensis 195
Caraway	Spice	Seeds	Carum carvi 187
Cinnamon	Spice	Bark	Cinnamomum verum 187
Spiral ginger	Herbal medicine		Costus pictus 190
Chipilín	Vegetable	Leaves	Crotolaria longirostrata 187
Turmeric	Spice	Rhizome	Curcuma longa 187
Orchid	Herbal medicine		Dendrobium aqueum 191
	Ornamental plant		Eulophia ochreata 192
Yerba mate	Coffee-like drink		Ilex paraguariensis 196
Bay laurel	Spice		Laurus nobilis 187
Mint	Spice		Mentha arvensis 187
Nutmeg and mace	Spice		Myristica fragrans 186
Marjoram	Spice		Origanum majorana 187
Root beer plant	Spice		Piper auritum 187
Thyme	Spice		Thymus vulgaris 187
Red grape	Fruit, skin, seed	Skin extract	Vitis vinifera 199
Rosemary	Spice	Leaf extract	Rosmarinus officinalis 187
Winter savory	Medicinal food	Whole plant extract	Satureja macrostema 187
Milk thistle	Weed	Silymarin	Silybum marianum 198
Rice bean	Food protein	Whole bean extract	Vigna umbellata L193
Ginger	Spice	Whole rhizome extract	Zingiber officinale 186
Luobuma tea	Herbal tea	Leaf extract	Apocynum venetum 194
			Poacynum hendersonii 194